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Jan 2009 Issue No. 48

Understanding Cultures

     
Understanding Cultures  
     
     
 
About 5% of people in Hong Kong are ethnic minorities. While our looks may be quite different from theirs, they see Hong Kong as their home just like everybody else. Let’s learn more about them who could be our neighbours, colleagues or friends......
  
     
     
 

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  Country name     Islamic Republic of Pakistan
image  Meaning of the country name     
The name Pakistan means Land of the Pure in Urdu and Persian
  
image  Location    
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east,    Iran and Afghanistan on the west, and China on the north
   
image  Climate     Mostly hot, dry desert, temperate in northwest, arctic in north  
image  Capital     Islamabad  
image  Language     Urdu (National Language), English (Official)  
image  Population     165 million  
image  Literacy rate     53%  
image  Government    
Parliamentary form consists of two Houses i.e. the Senate (Upper House) and the National Assembly (Lower House)
 
image  National Flag     The flag symbolizes Pakistan's commitment to Islam and the world  
image  National Flower     Jasmine  
image  Popular Sport Games     Cricket, hockey, football, squash  
image  Religions     Mainly Muslim (95%), others include Christian and Hindu  
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 Taboo

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Most of the Pakistanis don't eat pork or drink wine because of their  religious belief, and they eat halal food. In Hong Kong many restaurants serve halal food.

  
       

 

  
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You should generally seek consent from Pakistani women before shaking hands with them.

  

Information source:
Radio Television Hong Kong (EO Diversity Project), Race Relations Unit of the Constitutional & Mainland Affairs Bureau, Consulate General of Pakistan

 
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