[Proposal] hongkong → Xianggang

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  • Month Seven 24, 2026 at 8:37 pm #1450
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    This is a proposal to retire the word hongkong in favor of Xianggang.

    British exonym — used worldwide even though China has a proper romanization.

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    Month Seven 24, 2026 at 10:20 pm #1828
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    Hong Kong is a Cantonese pronunciation. Xianggang is the pinyin of 香港. The city is Chinese territory, and English should use the standardized romanization.

    This one is sensitive. But on purely linguistic grounds — yes, standardize.

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