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  Skyscraper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bank of China Tower in Central, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong comes in second with 186 although there are currently many more under construction.
Together, Chicago, Hong Kong, and New York are considered by some to be the "great three" skylines of the world.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skyscraper   (1490 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Hong Kong English   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Hong Kong English is sometimes used to refer to the accent and characteristics of English spoken by some of the ethnic Chinese residents of Hong Kong.
English is an official language in Hong Kong but for most of the population who are ethnic Chinese, it is a second language acquired from school education.
The accent of spoken English in Hong Kong, perhaps, originates from the "tung sheng" (ι€šε‹), in which it is possible to find one or two pages containing lots of direct transliteration of English into Cantonese words, for example, "dinner" would be transliterated into the chinese words "η”Έι‚£", pronounced "din na".
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Hong_Kong_English   (1690 words)

  
 HSBC - Voyager, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
It is the largest bank in Hong Kong, and at the end of 2004 it was the third largest banking group in the world by Tier 1 capital [3].
The Hong Kong headquarters of the HSBC are in Central, Hong Kong, in the HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building.
It is incorporated in Hong Kong by special dispensation from the British Treasury under the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Ordinance 1866.
www.voyager.in /HSBC   (2445 words)

  
 E-Journal on Hong Kong Cultural and Social Studies
To me, since the 1970s, Hong Kong has done well in the latter three, the decline of TFP is mainly caused by the slow progress of technological development.
The rapid expansion of tertiary education in Hong Kong was a result of the burgeoning service-oriented economy.
Hong Kong is already an internationally renowned financial centre, and holds leading positions in trade and transportation.
www.hku.hk /hkcsp/ccex/ehkcss01/a_pdf2.htm   (3574 words)

  
 Everything about Chinese People   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
In addition, the government of the Republic of China granted residents of Hong Kong and Macau "overseas Chinese status" prior to their respective handover to Beijing rule, so the definition may be said to loosely extend to them.
In 1980s, Hong Kong was destinated to return to communist China and this triggered another wave of migration to England, Australia, Canada, United States of America and others.
During the 1980s, the PRC actively attempted to court the support of overseas Chinese by among other things, returning properties that were confiscated after the 1949 revolution.
wikimiki.org /en/Chinese+people   (3300 words)

  
 Top 20 Encyclopedia
Nearly 40% of its earnings is from operations in Hong Kong.
The HSBC logo is derived from the Scottish flag which is the angular cross St.
HSBC is one of the three banks which issues banknotes for Hong Kong (the other two being the Bank of China (Hong Kong) and Standard Chartered Bank).
encyc.connectonline.com /index.php/HSBC   (2121 words)

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