Meaning of yacht person | Babel Free
Definitions
A wealthy émigré from Hong Kong who fled the handover of the colony back to China in 1997, taking their wealth with them to settle elsewhere in the Anglosphere and establish close-knit expatriate communities.
historical, in-plural
Examples
“As the 1997 deadline approaches, it is expected that more money and immigrants from Hong Kong, particularly "yacht people" (wealthy refugees), will enter Canada, and more New Chinatowns will emerge.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.