Where are the black people?
Hong Kong is a greatly diverse and multi-ethnic city. A few years in this place and you end up with friends from all over the world, which is very convenient if you’re not a couch surfing hippie. Every possible cuisine seems to be available and you can even choose between maids from various countries. How metropolitan is that?! However, just like the motherland, this city also has a reputation for racism. Especially regarding skin color, which we find tragic and completely unacceptable. Hence, you can imagine the Darlie-like smile on our faces when we encountered a Facebook group titled: Black people in Hong Kong!
As darker skinned folks represent a very small minority here, it comes as no surprise that the group has only 32 members so far (including our own Johnny Mountain since yesterday). That’s a rather sad number for a metropolis like ours. Hence, we sincerely hope that by generating some publicity here, a few additional members will be welcomed shortly. If only because the founder of the group, the lovely Donalda Donni McCarthy is herself a prime example of tolerance and cultural sensitivity (screenshot here).
