▁advantages . ▁ ▁Nep al ese ▁di as por a ▁ ▁Nep al ese ▁in ▁the ▁U . K . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁census , ▁approximately ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁Nep al ese ▁were ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁According ▁to ▁latest ▁figure ▁from ▁Office ▁for ▁National ▁Statistics ▁estimates ▁that ▁ 5 1 , 0 0 0 ▁Nep al - born ▁people ▁are ▁currently ▁resident ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁increasing ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁opportun ities ▁offered ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁by ▁the ▁Nep al ese , ▁especially ▁education . ▁Between ▁the ▁years ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 7 , 5 0 0 ▁applications ▁for ▁student ▁vis as . ▁ ▁Nep al ese ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁▁ ▁The ▁Nep ali ▁people ▁res iding ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁are ▁primarily ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁children ▁of ▁ex - G urk has ; ▁born ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁during ▁their ▁parents ' ▁service ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁Army ' s ▁Brigade ▁of ▁G urk has , ▁which ▁was ▁based ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁until ▁the ▁hand over . ▁Lar ge ▁groups ▁of ▁Nep ali ▁people ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁She k ▁Kong ▁and ▁Y uen ▁Long ▁District ▁off ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁bases ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁army . ▁Many ▁ex - G urk has ▁remained ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁their ▁service ▁under ▁the ▁spons or ship ▁of ▁their ▁Hong ▁Kong -