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The Linguistics Journal – September 2009 Interviews with the respondents were conducted in Cantonese—the first language of the respondents. Respondents were reminded that the interview would be tape-recorded and their responses would remain confidential. Participants were asked to describe themselves: (1) Hong Konger / from Hong Kong, (2) Chinese, or (3) from China, according to their experiences of three phrases: (1) before they left Hong Kong, (2) during their studying abroad and, (3) after their return to Hong Kong. The guiding interview questions were: � Before you left for UK/Canada, would you describe yourself as a Hong Konger / from Hong Kong, Chinese, or from China? Why? � While you were in UK/Canada, how did you describe yourself to people you met? As a Hong Konger / from Hong Kong, Chinese, or from China? Why? � After you came back from UK/Canada, had you changed your perception about who you are? Why? 5. Results / Account of Interviews Different questions emerged from the responses to the question: How did you perceive your identity whilst being in Hong Kong, studying abroad, and after returning to Hong Kong. Responses were classified into several areas for further consideration: experiences before leaving Hong Kong, during their stay overseas and after returning to Hong Kong. General discussion was to be followed after presentation of interview responses. The Linguistics Journal – Special Edition Page 44
The Linguistics Journal – September 2009 5.1 EXPERIENCES BEFORE LEAVING HONG KONG: INTERVIEW RESPONSES (a) From HK not from China All respondents responded that their answer would be from HK if they were asked where they came from, because HK was their place of residence and where they grew up. However, they clearly stated, “I am certainly not from Mainland China and HK is my motherland.” (b) No close relationship with China Respondents expressed little relationship between themselves and China. They described their relationship with China as “a stranger” and “unacquainted”. More radical expressions were “resistance” and “do not want to have association with Mainland China or the people there”. They attributed their feelings to China as a place that is “backward and not civilized.” (c) Pessimistic being a Chinese Before studying overseas, all interviewees were pessimistic about being a Chinese solely because they believed China had too many problems in nature, which would obstruct its development. The main problems of China, in their opinion, were “China’s economy can hardly catch up with Hong Kong”, “no justice”, “no freedom”, “too much corruptions” and “have bad record of human rights”. In their mind, these problems China had were difficult to be altered and improved on. One said, “I think it is natural to be pessimistic about being a Chinese because you witnessed all. It is inevitable.” The Linguistics Journal – Special Edition Page 45
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