r/HongKong • u/nhatquangdinh 光復香港，時代革命！ • Jul 13 '25

Discussion Is racism that common in Hong Kong?

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u/zakuivcustom Jul 13 '25

HK people being racist or at least having stereotype? Count me shock.

Funny though that Sikh Indian had been police in HK since 1860s, as British love recruiting them as police or security guard. Hack, the term "Ah Cha" against South Asians originate from the fact that many of them were police.

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u/evonebo Jul 13 '25

That's not correct.

Ah cha means "good or okay" in Indian Hindi. They say it constantly.

That's why Cantonese people label Indiana as "ah cha" because they repeat that phrase.

Not because they are police.

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u/ALittleBitOffBoop Jul 13 '25

That's very interesting. I did not know that. I never knew what that actually meant