Hainan is one of the most famous homelands of overseas Chinese. About 3 million Hainanese live overse
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as, many of them in Hong Kong and Macao. Hainan is also the home of over 1 million Chinese who retur
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ned from abroad. For decades, these people have contributed to the development of all walks of life in
Hainan. The Eighth Congress of the World Federation of Hainanese Associations, a body set up for discu
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ssing the future of Hainanese in the world, was held in Hainan in March 2004. Hainan is also the host of
the annual World Hainan Youth Summer (Winter) Camp of Culture, Science and Technology. Through its
various activities, overseas Hainanese youths are able to experience their homeland culture.
