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Clothing, Traditional—Hong Kong
During the Qing dynasty (1644–1912), the local Hong Kong population wore the same garments, made of silk or cotton, as the rest of the Han Chinese (ethnic...
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Hong Kong
(2001 pop. 6.7 million). Hong Kong was part of China's Guangdong Province until it became a British colony in 1842. In 1997, Hong Kong was returned to the People's Republic of ...
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Hong Kong: Walking the Tightrope Between Capitalism and Communism
The Conflict
The resumption of Chinese rule over Hong Kong in 1997 meant that the world's leading communist nation would absorb one of...
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Hong Kong and Macau
Hong Kong comprises an extension of China's Guangdong province and some 235 islands including Hong Kong Island. It has a land area of 1,100 square kilometers (425,000 square...
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When the United Nations analyzed 174 countries (including Hong Kong ) in 2000 to assess their "quality of life," three of the four "Little Dragons" of Asia (Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiw...
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Hong Kong - Asia's true world city!
What do you want? Hong Kong has it all. The city situated at the mouth of the Pearl River of Southern China, embraced by the South China Sea, is a cosmopolitan cit...
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