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Visit Hong Kong!
HONG KONG is very much 'abroad'. Now that the near continent is easily accessible, countries such as France, Spain, Italy seem to merge styles and culture to become one generic Euro-Country. In contrast Hong Kong feels like a foreign country. It also has reminders of a colonial past, so your trip there as well as being a trip to a foreign country is also a trip into the past.
Hong Kong:
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Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China on 1 July 1997. In this agreement, China has promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system will not be imposed on Hong Kong and that Hong Kong will enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the next 50 years. --
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Don't
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You can also use the links above or below to:
- Read the Hong Kong Profile
- View the Hong Kong Flag
- Use either the MS Virtual Earth GIS map of Hong Kong
or the Google GIS map of the country
- See the Hong Kong map used in the CIA World
Factbook
- Check out Hong Kong Web Resources
- Shop for Hong Kong Books or Music in our Amazon
Store
- Get the latest Hong Kong news
- Get the latest Hong Kong weather
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