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speaking Hakka at home, with the females therefore regarding themselves as Hakka speakers, but with the males more usually speaking Punti outside, and, therefore, with some of the males recording themselves as Punti speakers. The Launch District, and the Ping Shan and Sha Tin enumeration districts show this situation, and possibly Tsuen Wan. The Lamma figures, however, defy explanation.

Table 29

Languages Spoken in the Home, Northern District, 1911

Enumeration district Punti Hakka Hoklo Others and Total unstated Total Ping Shan(M) 4377 81.0% 997 3180 57.2% 2288 41.1% 3211 60.5% 2098 40.0% 6391 58.8% 4386 40.3% 96 0.9% 10873 (F) 5641 67.5% 8018 74.3% Total 1751 32.5% 5393 2748 25.5% 3 0.0% 28 0.3% 5404 Sai Kung (M) 1195 26.3% 3343 73.5% 1.02% 4549 (F) 1438 30.6% 3256 69.4% 4694 Total 2633 28.5% 6599 71.4% 11-01% 10797 San Tin (M) 1706 100% 1706 (F) 1663 30.6% 3 0.2% 1666 Total Sha Tau Kok (M) 157 3.9% 3369 99.9% 3 0.1% 3372 (F) 187 4.1% 3975 Total 344 4.0% Sha Tin (M) 4392 95.6% 16 0.3% 4595 (F) 818 95.5% 45 0.5% 8570 Total 520 28.4% 1215 66.2% 4 0.2% 1834 Sheung Shui (M) 2747 78.2% 767 21.8% 3514 (F) 2652 79.3% 693 20.7% 3345 Total 5399 78.7% 1460 21.3% 6859 Tai Po (M) 1039 22.9% 3498 76.9% 3 0.1% 4540 (F) 1291 26.3% 3489 71.2% X 0.2% 113 2.3% 4901 Total 2330 24.7% 6987 74.0% 11 0.1% 113 1.2% 9441 Tsuen Wan (M) 375 22.9% 1259 77.0% 1 0.1% 1636 (F) 155 11.5% 1190 88.4% 1 0.1% 1346 Total 530 17.8% 2449 82.1% 1 0.0% 2 0.1% 2982 Total (M) 1610 24.6% 17947 52.2% 50 0.1% 284 0.8% 34383 (F) 15493 44.6% 19106 55.0% 25 0.1% 115 0.3% 34739 *Includes 64 male and female "Miscellaneous Unstated"