Overseas Chinese in Queensland

As of July 20 1 1, there are about1/kloc-0,000 overseas Chinese in Queensland, including 90,000 in Brisbane, 0,000 in Gold Coast, 0,000 in Cairns, townsville and Rockhampton. Except for a few descendants of old expatriates left by the gold rush at the end of 19, most of them came to Australia after Australia abolished the immigration restriction law in 1973, including Vietnamese refugees, immigrants from Taiwan Province Province, Chinese from Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore, new immigrants after the 1980s, and Chinese from the South Pacific island countries of Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Fiji and Solomon. Most Chinese in this state are engaged in business (such as catering, retail, travel agency, real estate or import and export trade) or professional and technical work (such as doctors, lawyers, engineers, teachers, government civil servants, etc.). ), there are also a few engaged in politics.

There are more than 40 Chinese associations in the state, mainly including: Queensland Chinese Federation, Queensland China Association, Queensland Scientists and Engineers Association, Queensland Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Queensland All-Australian Chinese Liaison Association, Queensland Business and Professional Chinese Association, Queensland Clan Association, Brisbane Cathay Pacific Association, Brisbane Friends of Brisbane, Brisbane Cantonese Opera Association, People First Party Australia Brisben People's First Association, Queensland Taiwan Province Chamber of Commerce, Gold Coast Chinese Association and Cairns Chinese Association. Major religious groups in China: Buddhist groups: Fo Guang Shan, Zhongtian Temple in Brisben, Australia, Jing Zong College, International Fo Guang Hui, Queensland Association of Australia, etc. Taoist groups: Qingsongguan, Yiguandao Australian Zhongshu Taoist College, etc. There are also Brisbane Chinese Catholic Association and China City Christian Church.