HongKong 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 Guangdong Province in the north.
The liberation of HongKong in 1945 was celebrated at the Cenotaph in Victoria with the raising of the Union Flag and the Flag of the Republic of China.
HongKong 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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HongKong is 60 km to the east of Macau on the opposite side of the Pearl River estuary.
HongKong's climate is subtropical and prone to monsoons.
In HongKong, there is a non-compulsory three-year kindergarten, which is followed by a compulsory six-year primary education, three-year junior secondary education, and a non-compulsory two-year senior secondary education leading to the HongKong Certificate of Education Examinations and a two-year matriculation course leading to the HongKong Advanced Level Examinations.
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HongKong is one of the most densely populated regions in the world, and is famous for its energetic metropolitan area.
HongKong is currently a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, with its own government, judicial system, stamps, passports, customs policy, immigration control, etc. The rule of the road is different from the rest of China, and it has its own delegations to various international organisations and sport events.
HongKong has been inhabited since the Palaeolithic Age, and the area now known as HongKong was an important trading region, and also a significant strategic location for the Chinese mainland during the Tang and Song dynasties and the subsequent Mongol invasion.
With a total market capitalization of more than HK$10 trillion (US$1.3 trillion), the HongKong Stock Exchange ranks 8th in the world by market capitalization of listed companies (see List of stock exchanges for complete rankings).
HongKongExchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx, 香港交易及結算所有限公司, also 香港交易所 or 港交所) is the holding company of The Stock Exchange of HongKong Limited, HongKong Futures Exchange Limited and HongKong Securities Clearing Company Limited.
HongKongExchanges and Clearing Limited is listed on its own exchange.
HongKong proper is on an island (the second-largest of the islands) just south of the southern tip of the peninsula.
HongKong is a British colony, so as you may expect, cars travel on the _left_ side of the road.
HongKong has a variety of plug outlets -- most are standardized on UK three-pin square sockets (13 amps), but you'll find all types of 2 and 3 pin sockets.
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HongKong's stock market is one of the world's largest in terms of market capitalization.
In 1999, the launching of the Tracker Fund of HongKong (TraHK) by the Exchange Fund Investment Limited was greeted with much fanfare from the public.
HongKong has almost 700 securities and futures companies, with many of the largest being branches or associates of international firms, which take the lion's share of the business.
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Therefore there are three sections - HongKong Island, Kowloon(the city part of the peninsula), and New Territories (the country part of the peninsula and the area between Kowloon and the Chinese border) -
Good Map of HongKong at their offices - called the HongKong Association of Travel Agents Official Map - free.
HongKong is 12 hours ahead of New York - North America Eastern Day Light Saving or 11 hours ahead of North American Eastern Standard Time - - 8 hours ahead of London - HongKong is the same as Perth/Singapore/Beijing/Bali/Kuala Lumpur.
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Visit to HongKong and Singapore meeting with artists and designers.
HongKong, meeting and exchange of ideas with artist, Lee Mansang from New Territories.
Travel through southern Europe and Switzerland, trip became the focus of exhibition in HongKong in '97.
HongKong has been ready to implement full democracy for years, the territory's last governor Chris Patten said on Friday.
A Chinese man set himself on fire on Tiananmen Square on Thursday, carrying out a rare and dramatic act of protest in the nation's political heart which authorities said was due to unpaid wages.
Indian wildlife experts are in shock after discovering the last stronghold of the Bengal tiger only has about one quarter of the big cats previously reported.
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