Among the people living in Hong Kong, the aborigines are mainly locals (wai tou people) and Hakkas. Most of the immigrants are from Guangfu, Guangdong, and their origin is mainly in the Pearl River Delta. The rest are Hakka, chaozhou people and Hongkong residents from Fujian and Shanghai before 1949. Foreigners are mainly British, Indians, Nepalese "British mercenaries" and their families, as well as a large number of Southeast Asians who have flooded into Hong Kong in recent years, such as Filipino domestic nannies.

There is no legal definition of "Hong Kong people" in both Chinese and English; But in daily life, it can refer to people who have the status of permanent residents in Hong Kong, people who have lived in Hong Kong for a certain period of time, and even people who simply live in Hong Kong.

It is generally believed that Hong Kong has retained the way of thinking of China's traditional culture and its attitude towards things, and has also integrated the western culture of critical innovation. Similarly, traditional religious ceremonies, living customs and other folk beliefs, such as ancestor worship and geomantic omen, are more popular in China and Hongkong than in China. Hong Kong people have also created a unique Hong Kong pop culture. Hong Kong Cantonese songs, Hong Kong movies and Hong Kong TVB TV plays have great influence in East Asia.