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Hong Kong
6,869 words, approx. 23 pages
special administrative region (Pinyin: tebie xingzhengqu; Wade-Giles: t'e-pieh hsing-cheng-ch'ü) of China located to the east of the Pearl River (Xu Jiang) estuary on the south coast of China. The region is bordered by Guangdong province on the...
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Hong Kong Summary
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(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 China (PRC) and is now known as the Hong Kong Special...
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Hong Kong
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Special administrative region of China (pop., 2005 est.: 6,926,000). Located on China's southern coast, it consists of the island of Hong Kong and adjacent islets in the South China Sea (ceded by China to the British in 1842), the Kowloon Peninsula...
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Hong Kong Information
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News and Journals
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The Economist (US)
Hong Kong.
04/19/1997: 1,646 words, approx. 6 pages
MOST outsiders hold one of two conceits when they think of Hong Kong. The first denies the fact of change. For many a western visitor, Hong Kong is the seedy and inscrutable stage-set for an old James Bond film, "The Man with the...
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The Economist (US)
Hong Kong! Hong Kong!
02/09/1991: 472 words, approx. 2 pages
GOING, going, but not necessarily gone. Can the Hong Kong that will be returned to China in 1997 remain a free and flourishing place? Despite the fashion, especially in Britain, to write off Hong Kong and blame the British government and civil servants...
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Hong Kong limits pregnant Chinese women
1/16/2007: 384 words, approx. 1 pages
Pregnant women from mainland China who are near their due date will be turned away at Hong Kong borders if they cannot prove they have appointments in the city's hospitals, officials said Tuesday. The number of births by mainland Chinese women in Hong Kong nearly...
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UK: Give Hong Kong full suffrage
5/21/2007: 332 words, approx. 1 pages
Britain wants to see universal suffrage introduced in its former colony of Hong Kong as soon as possible, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said Monday.Beckett also played up the British legacy's role in the Chinese territory, dismissing suggestions that Britain's relationship with Hong Kong has diminished...
 


Criticism and Essays
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Essay Grade: 81%
Hong Kong: The Asian City That Has It All
488 words, approx. 2 pages
Hong Kong is a wonderful mix of traditional Asian culture and modern cosmopolitan offerings. Cuisine, architecture, tourist destinations and other attractions are explored.


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