CO129-289 - Individuals - 1898 — Page 112

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed

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As the Cantonese dialect is in common use, the number of moments is considerable. They are limited to 64,140 villagers, numbering 161. They chiefly inhabit the valleys, especially those drained by the Shing Chin and Lam Tsuen rivers. Their main pursuit is that of agriculture; but they are also excellent traders and full of that enterprise for which the Cantonese are justly famous.

The Hakkas, as the term signifies, are supposed to be descended from the northern provinces of China when the Mongol dynasty was overthrown, about the middle of the 14th Century. They are regarded by the Punti as aliens and speak a dialect quite distinct from Cantonese. The villages occupied by Hakkas are 255 in number, with an aggregate population of 36,070 villagers. As a rule, their villages are inhabited solely by members of their race, just as the Punti villages are inhabited mainly by...

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28109As the Cantonese dialect is in common use, the number of moments is considerable. They are limited to 64,140 villagers, numbering 161. They chiefly inhabit the valleys, especially those drained by the Shing Chin and Lam Tsuen rivers. Their main pursuit is that of agriculture; but they are also excellent traders and full of that enterprise for which the Cantonese are justly famous.The Hakkas, as the term signifies, are supposed to be descended from the northern provinces of China when the Mongol dynasty was overthrown, about the middle of the 14th Century. They are regarded by the Punti as aliens and speak a dialect quite distinct from Cantonese. The villages occupied by Hakkas are 255 in number, with an aggregate population of 36,070 villagers. As a rule, their villages are inhabited solely by members of their race, just as the Punti villages are inhabited mainly by...
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