Sikhism in Hong Kong

Sikhism in Hong Kong is a minority religion (香港嘅錫克教). There are around 12,000 Sikhs in Hong Kong as of 2016.

History
In the colonial-era, Sikhs in China were most prominent in Hong Kong, with Shanghai following next. During the 1800s and 1900s, many Sikh Punjabi people were recruited from British India to work as officers for the Hong Kong Police and Shanghai Municipal Police. A contingent of Sikh policemen arrived in Hong Kong in 1867. After the Indian police unit of the Shanghai Municipal Police force was disbanded in 1945, most of its former policemen were repatriated back to India or moved to Hong Kong or Singapore. After the advent of Communist rule in 1949, many Sikhs who had been employed as watchmen in mainland China departed for resettlement in Hong Kong, immigrated to the West, or returned to India. Most of the remaining Sikhs left Shanghai in 1973 after the Sino-Indian War in 1962, these fleeing Shanghai Sikhs shifted to Hong Kong. In contrast to the gurdwaras of mainland China, Hong Kong's gurdwaras still function normally.

Gurdwaras

 * Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple – located on Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai and classified as a Grade II Historic Building and managed by the Khalsa Diwan.