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  Hong Kong - History
Hong Kong's history during Three Kingdoms, Southern and Northern Dynasties is less known owing to the lack of records and archaeological findings.
In a letter to the chairman of the UN Committee on Decolonization in March 1972, Huang Hua, the RPC permanent representative to the United Nations wrote that 'Hong Kong and Macau are parts of the Chinese territory occupied by the British and Portuguese authorities.
On April 4, 1990, the Hong Kong Basic Law was officially accepted as the mini-constitution of the Hong Kong SAR after the handover.
www.allabout-hong-kong.com /History-3.html   (3329 words)

  
  Reference Encyclopedia - Hong Kong
Hong Kong was a Crown colony of the United Kingdom from 1842 until the transfer of sovereignty to the People's Republic of China in 1997.
Hong Kong is 60 kilometres (37 miles) east of Macau on the opposite side of the Pearl River Delta and borders the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong Province to the north.
Hong Kong's climate is subtropical and prone to monsoons.
www.referenceencyclopedia.com /?title=Hong_Kong   (7485 words)

  
  Qwika - Hong Kong
The liberation of Hong Kong in 1945 was celebrated at the Cenotaph in Victoria with the raising of the Union Flag and the Flag of the Republic of China.
Hong Kong was transferred to the PRC at the stroke of midnight on 1 July 1997, with the last governor, Chris Patten leaving on the royal yacht.
Hong Kong's climate is subtropical and prone to monsoons.
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 Hong Kong
Hong Kong Island was first occupied by British forces in 1841, and then formally ceded from China under the Treaty of Nanking at the end of the war.
Hong Kong was declared a free port to serve as an entrepôt of the British Empire.
Hong Kong was disrupted by chaos during the riots of 1967.
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 Hong Kong information - Search.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-25)
Hong Kong is on the eastern side of the Pearl River Delta on the southeastern coast of China, facing the South China Sea in the south, and bordering the Guangdong Province in the north.
Hong Kong was transferred to the PRC at midnight on 1 July 1997, with the last governor, Chris Patten, leaving on the royal yacht.
Hong Kong is 60 kilometres (37 miles) east of Macau, on the opposite side of the Pearl River Delta and borders the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong Province.
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 Battle of Hong Kong - Wikipedia Mirror
British, Canadian and Indian forces, commanded by Major-General Maltby supported by the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Forces, resisted the Japanese invasion by the 38th Division, commanded by Lieutenant General Sakai Takashi, but were outnumbered two to one and lacked their opponents' recent combat experience.
On December 19 fierce fighting continued on Hong Kong Island but the Japanese annihilated the headquarters of East Brigade and could not be forced from the Wong Ne Chong Gap that secured the passage between downtown and the secluded southern parts of the island.
Hong Kong was liberated in 1945 following the surrender of the Japanese forces on 15 August, less than a week after the United States had dropped atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
www.wiki-mirror.be /index.php/Battle_of_Hong_Kong   (1692 words)

  
 The University of Hong Kong
Coats of arms in Europe have long since ceased to be solely a mark of noble status, though many ancient families continue to display them with pride.
The tattered ribbons imply that the owner of the coat of arms was a brave knight, accustomed to fight in the thick of the battle.
In the University's coat of arms the helmet, the wreath and the mantling are conventionally rendered.
www.hku.hk /uid/background.html   (1955 words)

  
 Flag of Hong Kong at AllExperts
The flag of Hong Kong was adopted on 16 February 1990, and received formal approval from the Preparatory Committee on 10 August 1996.
It was a blue Union Jack ensign with the Hong Kong coat of arms on a white disk centred on the outer half of the flag.
A Coat of Arms for Hong Kong was granted on 21 January 1959 by College of Arms in London.
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 hong kong at night directory - China-Lifestyles.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-25)
Hong Kong at night I. Hong Kong at night...
Hong Kong Movie Madness is back way out here at the 4 Star Theatre...
Hong Kong and Shanghai 1997 I: Hong Kong Island at night - Keith Evans...
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 CNN - Chinese troops enter Hong Kong - June 30, 1997
Hong Kong formally reverts to Chinese control at midnight, following a handover banquet at which Britain's Prince Charles and Chinese President Jiang Zemin were to give toasts.
Through the day Monday in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong-British coat of arms, featuring a crowned British lion and a dragon, was taken down at police stations and government offices all over the territory.
Hong Kong Bureau Chief Mike Chinoy, CNN correspondents and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
www.cnn.com /WORLD/9706/30/hk.9am   (783 words)

  
 CNN - Hong Kong vote set for May '98, future leader says - June 29, 1997
HONG KONG (CNN) -- As international VIPs converged upon Hong Kong on Sunday for festivities marking the territory's handover to Chinese rule, its future government said the first democratic elections here under Chinese rule would be held in May 1998.
Hong Kong's democratically elected legislative council, seated during British rule, will be replaced hours after the midnight Monday handover with a provisional legislature appointed by Beijing.
However, Hong Kong's Democratic Party has heaped scorn on the Chinese government's apparent attempt to smooth relations between the Communist Party and pro-democracy activists, who are vowing to push on with protests.
edition.cnn.com /WORLD/9706/29/hong.kong.wrap/index.html   (798 words)

  
 Royal coat of arms to be axed in NSW | | The Australian
The royal arms will also be replaced in the lower house chamber by the NSW arms, which became an official state symbol in 1906.
The NSW Parliament passed a law in 2004, which required the royal coat of arms to be replaced in most state buildings with the state arms.
"The royal arms are the arms of dominion and sovereignty of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland and are used by the sovereign of that kingdom to represent that kingdom and its territories," he told parliament.
www.theaustralian.news.com.au /story/0,20867,20481226-1702,00.html   (306 words)

  
 Hong Kong - Uncyclopedia
Hong Kong, or Hong Kong SARS, so called as it is overrun by SARS is a dystopian world in which Geroge Orwell's novel nineteen-eighty-four is the ultimate reality.
Hong Kong's strategic location also brings Hongkongers the joy of puffing smoke discharged from the chimneys of a developing country 24-7, and occasional surprises of mutated viruses due to ruthless deforestation in nearby provinces and the mainlanders' peculiar habit of using wild animals as gourmand ingredients.
Hong Kong's traditional phrases are so popular that they are spreaded all over the globe and used in a lot of places.
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 Hong Kong
Hong Kong was hit badly by the outbreak of the SARS virus beginning in mid-March through the summer of 2003.
Hong Kong TV's drama and comedy series and variety programs are watched throughout the Chinese-speaking world and often launch the careers of performers and other personnel who go on to prominence in the film and music industries.
Hong Kong's media is relatively free from government interference compared to that of mainland China, and newspapers are often divided along political lines, according to perceptions of them as supportive or skeptical of the Chinese government in Beijing.
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 Yes90 tviNews S90 107 HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL April 4th to 19th - 2006 • Television International ...
Geographically, Hong Kong is located at the eastern side of the Pearl River Delta on the southeastern coast of China, facing the South China Sea in the south, and bordering the Guangdong Province in the north.
Hong Kong was formerly a British colony, and was handed over to the PRC in 1997.
As a special administrative region, Hong Kong is guaranteed by the Basic Law to have a relatively high degree of autonomy under the policy of "One Country, Two Systems".
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 Coat of arms of Hong Kong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Coat of arms of Hong Kong is the current devised emblem that came into use on July 1, 1997, when the sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred to the People's Republic of China, and the emblem replaced the colonial Hong Kong Arms, or Armorial Bearings.
The outer white ring is shown with the caption of the official name of the territory in traditional Chinese characters (as opposed to the simplified form): "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China" and the English short form, "Hong Kong".
The arms had been in use in colonial Hong Kong since it was granted on 21 January 1959 and later adopted on the colonial flag in July that year.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hong_Kong_Coat_of_Arms   (602 words)

  
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from "coat of arms (anchor)" to "coat of arms (crosses: white)"
from "coat of arms (lions: 2)" to "coat of arms (trees: green)"
from "coat of arms: quartered (14)" to "coat of arms:swan"
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 Blogging... Walk The Talk: August 2006
Because Hong Kong has never had a military, or any real effort at creating a sense of patriotic municipal identity, there have been few that would volunteer to die for the flag (with the notable exception of the Hong Kong Volunteers during the Battle for Hong Kong in 1941).
The flag that Hong Kong had long known, with a notable half-decade interregnum in the 1870s, was one that had the blue ensign and the flag of the United Kingdom in its top left corner.
I admit that in the design of the enclosed flag there is a certain unpleasant resemblance to a portion of the present arms of the Colony, but I respectfully submit that the opportunity is not unfabourable for considering whether the Arms themselves now borne on the seal of the Colony are not capable of improvement.
www.blogthetalk.com /2006_08_01_blogthetalk_archive.html   (3502 words)

  
 Hong Kong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-25)
Hong Kong International Airport served more than 36 million passengers in the year 2004, and increased to over 40 million passengers in 2005.
Hong Kong has never had its own military forces because it has never been a sovereign state, except voluntary auxiliary force like The Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers).
The Hong Kong Garrison, composed of ground, naval, and air forces, is under the command of the Chinese Central Military Commission.
www.e-tv.co.za /wiki/Hong_Kong   (7954 words)

  
 vintage coats
Sleeves are knitted and extra long for those of you with long arms (they can be rolled up if too long); coat zips up front and has suede belt.
Custom-tailored in Hong Kong, it even has the name of the lucky lady who once owned it stitched on a label.
Coat is fully lined, made of a poly/viscose blend.
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The National Emblem (Coat of Arms) of Malaysia (Jata Negara in Malay) consists of a shield guarded by two tigers.
The hibiscus flower on the center between the coat of arms of Sabah and that of Sarawak is the national flower of Malaysia.
Previously, a similar coat of arms was used.
www.gamecheatz.net /games.php?title=Coat_of_arms_of_Malaysia   (422 words)

  
 Flag of Hong Kong - Hong Kong Travel - Travel to China
The flag of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is red with a stylized, white, five-petal bauhinia blakeana flower in the center.
It was a blue ensign with the Hong Kong coat of arms on a white disk centered on the outer half of the flag.
The coat of arms contained a shield (bearing two junks below a naval crown) held by a lion (representing the UK) and a dragon (representing China) with another lion above the shield and a banner bearing the words "HONG KONG" below the shield.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Flag_of_Hong_Kong   (420 words)

  
 flower hong kong directory - China-Lifestyles.com
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Flag Description: The flag of Hong Kong is red with a stylized white five-petal bauhinia flower in the center.
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 Colonial Hong Kong
Hong Kong was never granted a defaced Red Ensign, so the proper colours for a Hong Kong registered vessel would have been the plain Red Ensign.
Until 1990 the only official ensign for a vessel owned by an inhabitant of Hong Kong was the British Red Ensign (unless it was registered to fly a flag of convenience in which case it would have been Panamanian or whatever).
At 11.59, "God save the Queen" was played and the Union Jack and the Hong Kong colony flags were lowered and this was followed almost immediately at 12.01 with the raising of the Chinese flags and the Hong Kong Bauhinia flags.
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 Hong Kong donor gives $2 million to build new International House at the University of Calgary | University of Calgary
Hong Kong donor gives $2 million to build new International House at the University of Calgary
Fok is one of Hong Kong’s most respected entrepreneurs and has been instrumental to China’s opening to the world since the early days of that nation’s economic reforms.  Dr. Fok is, however, no stranger to U of C and the Calgary Chinese community.  With the help of his advisor, Mr.
Ian Fok serves as the Council and Court Member in academic institutions in Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China, including the Hong Kong Management Association, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the University of Macau and Jinan University.
www.ucalgary.ca /news/september2006/international-house-release   (445 words)

  
 Hong Kong
In accordance with the National Flag Law of the People's Republic of China, the regulations demand that when the national flag and regional flag of the Hong Kong SAR are raised or used at the same time, the national flag should be at the central, a higher or prominent position.
The Hong Kong SAR flag and emblem were adopted on Feb 16th 1990 and passed the preparatory committee of Hong Kong SAR on Aug 10th 1996 and first officially hoisted on Jul 1st 1997 when Hong Kong was returned from the U.K. to China.
The flower on the flag is the Hong Kong Orchid Tree (Bauhinia Blakeana) - named after the British Governor of Hong Kong from 1898 to 1903, Sir Henry Blake, a keen botanist who discovered it near Pokfulam, HK Island, in 1880.
www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/hk.html   (569 words)

  
 DVD Talk Review: Hong Kong Phooey - The Complete Series
Hong Kong Phooey was very much a product of its time, and as sad as it is to say, it hasn't aged all that well.
It's funny to think of the man from The Shining and The Blues Brothers doing Hong Kong Phooey's voice but there he is none the less and if you're at all familiar with his music or his acting you'll recognize the voice right away.
There is a moderately heavy coat of grain overtop the picture pretty consistently but that's to be expected considering the age of the episodes — it might prove to be heavier than most would expect, however, given how good some of the other HB sets have looked on DVD..
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 Officially Sealed Mails of Hong Kong
There are about a dozen different official seal designs known from Hong Kong, not including the tapes.
Inscription: "GENERAL POST OFFICE / HONG KONG / OFFICIALLY (coat of arms) SEALED." The 8 Chinese characters in the arc at the bottom translate as "Officially Sealed by the Hong Kong General Postal Affairs Department".
Inscription: "GENERAL POST OFFICE / HONG KONG / OFFICIALLY (coat of arms) SEALED." The 9 Chinese characters in the arc at the bottom translate as "Officially Sealed by the British Hong Kong Postal Administration".
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