Ethnic Chinese in Brunei
汶萊華人 Orang Cina di Brunei اورڠ چينا د بروني | |
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Indonesian Chinese · Overseas Chinese |
Ethnic Chinese in Brunei are people of full or partial Chinese – particularly Han Chinese – ancestry who are citizens or residents in Brunei. As of 2015, they constitute 10.1% of the country's population, making them the second largest ethnic group in Brunei. Brunei is home to one of the smaller communities of overseas Chinese. Many Chinese in Brunei are stateless.[4]
Ethnic Chinese in Brunei were encouraged to settle because of their commercial and business acumen. The biggest Chinese group is the
History
During the Song dynasty (960 AD to 1296 AD) trade was active between Poni (Brunei) and China. By the 17th century, Brunei had a Chinese community. However, trade declined in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was not until Brunei became a British protectorate that immigration increased again. Most of the immigrants arrived from
Statelessness
As of 1986, it was estimated that over 90% were unable to obtain Bruneian citizenship, despite generations of residence in the country.
Religion
Around 65% of the Chinese population in Brunei practices Buddhism and Taoism. An additional 20% practices Christianity. There are smaller numbers of Muslims, practitioners of other religions, and Irreligious individuals among the Chinese community in Brunei numbering a combined 15%.[8]
Notable people
- Ong Sum Ping married Princess Ratna Dewi, the daughter of Sultan Muhammad Shah of Brunei. He was conferred the nobility title of Pengiran Maharaja Lela and elected Chief of Kinabatangan in the 14th century.
- Ong Boon Pang, nobleman[12]
- Ong Tiong Oh, member of the Legislative Council of Brunei
- Onn Siew Siong, nobleman[13]
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations.[14]
- Goh King Chin, former member of the Legislative Council of Brunei.[1]
- Goh Kiat Chun (Wu Chun), actor and singer.
- Hong Kok Tin, former member of the Legislative Council of Brunei.[1]
- Secretary General of ASEAN.[15]
- Lim Jock Seng, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade II and Minister at the Prime Minister's Office.
- Lim Teck Hoo, nobleman and businessperson[16][1]
- Lim Thian Hoo, nobleman[1]
- Lim Cheng Choo, nobleman and politician[1]
- Lim See King, nobleman[1]
- Hua Ho.[17]
- Lau How Teck, businessman
- Khoo Ban Hock, former nobleman and chairman of National Bank of Brunei[1]
- Ng Teck Hock, nobleman[13]
- Pang Boon Ting, nobleman[1]
- Jaspar Yu Woon Chai, badminton player, Bruneian representative at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
- Amin Liew Abdullah, Minister of Finance and Economy II and Minister at the Prime Minister's Office.
- Cornelius Sim, first Roman Catholic Vicar Apostolic of Brunei and first Cardinal of Brunei and Borneo.
- Cheok Boon Cheok, nobleman[1]
- Steven Chong Wan Oon, current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Brunei.
- Andrew Shie, first Bruneian elevated as Assistant Bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Kuching (Sarawak and Brunei).
- Queenie Chong, businessperson and politician
- Tan Bee Yong, civil servant and diplomat
- Magdalene Teo, diplomat
- Aziyan Abdullah, diplomat[18]
- Hosea Wong, martial artist
See also
- Malaysian Chinese
- Singaporean Chinese
- Indonesian Chinese
- Filipino Chinese
- Thai Chinese
- Vietnamese Chinese
- Cambodian Chinese
- Laotian Chinese
- East Timorese Chinese
- Burmese Chinese
- Chinese folk religion in Southeast Asia
- Brunei–China relations
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Many ethnic Chinese residents of Brunei have lived in the kingdom for generations, accounting for 15 percent of the population. Yet, due to difficult and slow bureaucratic measures around immigration, they remain permanent residents, not citizens – they are essentially stateless.
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- ^ Li Li, Pang (2015). Minority Participation in an Islamic Negara (PDF). Policy Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam. p. 58.
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- ^ Li Li, Pang (2015). Minority Participation in an Islamic Negara (PDF). Policy Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam. p. 54.
- ^ Haji Abdul Rahman, Abu Bakar (2013-09-15). "24 orang dikurniakan bintang-bintang dan pingat-pingat" (PDF). www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 2024-04-14.