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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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. ...
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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 ...
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Hong Kong's red flag was raised into a cloudy blue sky Sunday as the former British colony marked the 10th anniversary of its hand-over to China and bid farewell to a rocky decade of financial woes...
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Hong Kong Disneyland, a major showcase of Disney entertainment for mainland China, celebrated its second anniversary Wednesday amid disappointing attendance and alleged labor problems.The park, whi...
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Hong Kong Disneyland is counting on the peak summer season and more aggressive marketing in Chinese cities to help make up for the theme park's lagging attendance, the managing director said T...
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Hong Kong Disneyland marked its first anniversary Tuesday after an inaugural year of poorer-than-expected attendance, bad publicity and chaos at the gates.
Braving heavy rain, Mickey Mouse...
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Chinese leader Hu Jintao inspected hundreds of troops gripping their rifles Saturday in Hong Kong, and democracy protesters scuffled with police as the former British colony prepared to mark the 10...
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Hong Kong (dpa) - Hong Kong's winter may become a thing of the
past within 50 years because of global warming and urbanization,
weather experts warned Saturday.
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Hong Kong (dpa) - A tour guides union has threatened to go on
strike over a row involving so-called zero-fee shopping packages
offered to Chinese tourists, a media report sa...
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An American man accused of raping his daughter and posting videos of the abuse online has challenged a U.S. request to extradite him from Hong Kong, his lawyer said Thursday.Kenneth John Freeman, w...
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Clothing, Traditional—Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Walking the Tightrope Between Capitalism and Communism
Hong Kong and Macau
Hong Kong
Hong Kong: The Asian City That Has It All
Hong Kong limits pregnant Chinese women
