ABSTRACT
I Field, methods and sources (a) The field of enquiry The sociologist or anthropologist working in Hong !(ong is first confronted with the problem of how to define and limit his field of enquiry. Hong Kong society is highly heterogeneous. There are a number of other small-sized ethnic groups besides the Chinese.! The latter, who are in the majority,2 are then divided into groups speaking different dialects and possessing some distinct cultural features. They are also believed to possess temperamental differences by the Chinese themselves. The Cantonese from the neighbouripg province of Kwantung predominate and again divide into groups possessing some (generally relatively minor) sub-dialectal differences. Again they are believed to exhibit temperamental differences and minor cultural variations and this belief can affect their social relationships.
