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Hong Kong Chinese professional worker

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Hong Kong Chinese professional worker

Freddy Louie, a migrant from Hong Kong, works at GMP Pharmaceuticals, a company that makes natural health products in East Tāmaki, Auckland. Although Louie had some difficulties at work because of his limited English, his educational background gained him a skilled role in the company. Asian people were well-represented among the professional workforce in New Zealand in the early 21st century.

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David Pearson, Ethnic inequalities – Occupation and education, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/29605/hong-kong-chinese-professional-worker (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by David Pearson, published 24 February 2011.