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Hong Kong Sign Language

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Hong Kong Sign Language, abbreviated HKSL, is the deaf sign language of Hong Kong and Macau. It derived from the southern dialect of Chinese Sign Language but is now an independent language, no longer mutually intelligible with it.

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1. Hong Kong Sign Language (Wikipedia)
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