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Hakka population and distribution

Author: SL Lee
Date: 02-12-02 15:10

The following was from Prof. Junghsen Lieh (Wright State University, Ohio):

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Hakka population distribution in the world
客家人在世界各地的分佈, 作者：吳福文 , see the attached.

I read this article and found the author did a very good survey. Mr. Wu said: 1994年梅州市爲在梅州舉行"世界客屬第十二次懇親大會"，通過多渠道，包括國內外函調、採訪、採摘報刊材料等方面匯總統計，客家人
在國內外分佈人數共6562.429萬人，
其中國內（包括港澳臺）6107.8萬人，
國外454.629萬人。

So based on the above, the prodicted Hakka population as of 2002 may be
World: 70 million,
China: 65 million,
Overseas: 5 million,
Can anyone provide relevant information?

Wish you all a happy 4700th Chinese New Year.
(PS: Year 2002 ~ 4700th Chinese New Year.)

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Thanks.

SL Lee

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Re: Hakka population and distribution

Author: linda lau
Date: 02-25-06 21:10

I'm working on a proposal for a cookbook and want to find a quotable source for the Hakka world population. I have seen many figures but don't know what is accurate. In Luodai in October, a friend gave me a stamped envelope from the post office that had this printed on it: The 20th World Hakka Convention. On the back of the envelope a paragraph is written about the Hakka. In it, it says "Now there are altogether 120 million Hakkas distributed in more than eighty countries and districts all over the world."
I'm not sure who supplied this information and if it is accurate. I feel that possibly the 20th World Hakka Convention provided the facts, but I don't know who to contact to verify these numbers. If they are true, they seem to be the most recent. They are the highest that I have seen. Did anyone who went to the 20th Hakka convention know if is true and who is responsible for the facts?
Thanks.

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Re: Hakka population and distribution

Author: linda lau
Date: 03-02-06 16:23

Thanks for the information of 70 million Hakka. Can you tell me the name of the author, name of publication, and when printed in English. The Chinese characters are not legible on my computer and besides that I cannot read Chinese. So perhaps the 120 million that I saw printed on an envelope at the Hakka Convention may be exaggerated?

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