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	Hong Kong Museum of History - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Hong Kong Museum of History (香港歷史博物館) is a museum to preserve Hong Kong's historical and cultural heritage in Hong Kong.
		The museum was established by Urban Council in July 1975 when the City Museum and Art Gallery was split into the Hong Kong Museum of History and Hong Kong Museum of Art.
		In 1983, the Museum was moved to the temporary accommodation in Kowloon Park.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hong_Kong_Museum_of_History (201 words)

	History of Hong Kong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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 PRC 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.
		Hong Kong retains a separate international dialling code (852) and telephone numbering plan from that of the mainland; calls between Hong Kong and the mainland still require international dialling.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Hong_Kong (3763 words)

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		The Hong Kong Museum of History is home to the 'Hong Kong Story' exhibit, which showcases Hong Kong's history from the Devonian period 400 million years ago to the post-colonial period after 1997.
		At that time, typhoons were of great concern to the infant port of Hong Kong, and the proposal was therefore welcomed by the Hong Kong Government.
		Doberck was appointed Government Astronomer (the first director of the Observatory) and following his arrival in Hong Kong in the summer of 1883, the The Hong Kong Observatory was established.
	www.geocities.com /asiaglobe/gallery/hk-museum.htm (150 words)

	HONG KONG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This is one of many wide-ranging museums in Hong Kong, among them the Hong Kong Heritage Museum with its comprehensive exhibitions on history, art and culture and the Coastal Defense Museum formerly known as the Lei Yue Mun Fort, built more than 100 years ago.
		The fabled harbour, crisscrossed by the "Star" ferries, is as magical as always, the ferries and the freighters, the sampans and the tenders, the cabin cruisers and the junks, a colourful moving jig-saw.
		Hong Kong is home to Cathay Pacific Airways, acknowledged as one of the world’s finest airlines.
	www.travelscribbles.com /hongkong.html (991 words)

	Hong Kong Museum of History - About Us - About The Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Hong Kong Museum of History was established in July 1975 when the City Museum and Art Gallery was split into the Hong Kong Museum of History and Hong Kong Museum of Art.
		The new Museum and the neighbouring Science Museum together form a museum complex of a harmonious appearance and colour scheme.
		Apart from the main museum at Chatham Road South, the Hong Kong Museum of History runs three branch museums, namely the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence at Shau Kei Wan, the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum at Sham Shui Po and the Law Uk Folk Museum at Chai Wan.
	www.lcsd.gov.hk /CE/Museum/History/en/about_museum.php (266 words)

	Hong Kong Travel by Asia Travel
		Hong Kong's largest venue for the performing arts, the Hong Kong Cultural Centre's facilities are among the most up-to-date in the world.
		The Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong polytechnic University and Kowloon station, The Kowloon-Canton Railway terminal, are nearby.
		This is Hong Kong's highest peak (957 metres), from which you can see the new industrial town of Tsuen Wan to the south and all of the New Territories to the north.
	asiatravel.com /hknut2.html (2601 words)

	Best of Hong Kong - Museums
		Hong Kong has a mass amount of museums that feature ancient, historical artifacts and findings, and also famous art curios.
		Housed within the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Complex in Tsim Tsa Tsui is an exhibition space that displays Chinese fine arts and antiquities as well as contemporary Hong Kong art.
		As horse racing is rather popular in Hong Kong, it is no surprise that a museum was established to cater to fans of the sport.
	www.marimari.com /content/hong_kong/best_of/museum/main.html (525 words)

	CHINA BOOKS: >Hong Kong & Macau: History & Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Hong Kong has always had an appetite for the new and innovative — so no one is gambling on the future of a handful of traditional Chinese shops that are links with an almost fabled past.
		Hong Kong is an extraordinary record by one of the major photographers of the 20th century.
		Hong Kong returned to China after many years of colonial rule, and this photographic album is a documentary record of this transition.
	www.chinabooks.com.au /generalcatalogue/hongkong.htm (2589 words)

	International Travel News: Hong Kong from the beginning - The Hong Kong Story exhibition at Hong Kong Museum of History ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Hong Kong from the beginning - The Hong Kong Story exhibition at Hong Kong Museum of History - Brief Article
		"The Hong Kong Story," a multimedia exhibition opened in mid-2001 at the Hong Kong Museum 'of History, takes visitors on a sweeping journey of the city's 400 million-year history.
		Visitors to the museum will learn about the traditional lifestyles of the boat dwellers, farmers and other ethnic groups in Hong Kong plus marriage customs, ceremonies and festivals.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3648/is_2_28/ai_99986880 (227 words)

	A Virtual Travel to Hong Kong - Xianggang - geography, travel, economy, science, people, culture, environment, ...
		Situated on the south of the Chinese Guangdong (formerly Canton) province, the formerly British Dependent Territory of Hong Kong comprises of Victoria (commonly known as Hong Kong Island), the Kowloon Peninsula, the "New Territories", and 235 outlying islands.
		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.
		Hong Kong's First University, the oldest tertiary education institution in Hong Kong, founded 1910.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/hong_kong.htm (902 words)

	rec.travel guide to Hong Kong
		Hong Kong proper is on an island (the second-largest of the islands) just south of the southern tip of the peninsula.
		Hong Kong is a British colony, so as you may expect, cars travel on the _left_ side of the road.
		Hong Kong 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.
	www.math.toronto.edu /~joel/hongkong.html (11629 words)

	Hong Kong Museum of History \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Hong Kong \| Frommers.com
		If you visit only one museum in Hong Kong, this should be it.
		Opened in 2001, this is Hong Kong's ambitious attempt to chronicle its long and fascinating history, starting with the formation of its natural history and its beginnings as a Neolithic settlement and continuing through its development as a fishing village and subsequent transformation into a modern metropolis.
		Through displays that include dioramas, replicas of fishing boats, models, reconstructed traditional housing, furniture, clothing, and items from daily life, the museum introduces Hong Kong's ethnic groups and their traditional means of livelihood, customs, and beliefs.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/hongkong/A5068.html (338 words)

	hong kong history and other hong kong related information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		History Related: Chinese Geography The region of Hong Kong, which had long been barren, rocky, and sparsely settledâ”its many islands and inlets a haven for coastal piratesâ”was occupied by...
		On July 1, 1997, Hong Kong, a fervently capitalist and increasingly democracy-minded British colony, came under the control of China, a Communist nation that values stability over individual freedoms...
		The History of Hong Kong The 1967 Leftist Riots and Regime Legitimacy in Hong Kong Wong Cheuk Yin's study of...
	www.nethorde.com /hong_kong/hong-kong-history.html (348 words)

	Travelocity.com: Destination Guides: Hong Kong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Housed in two former barracks dating from the late 19th century, this museum outlines 3,000 years of Hong Kong history, from its beginnings as a Neolithic settlement to its development as a fishing village and then to a modern metropolis.
		Through displays that include replicas of fishing boats, furniture, clothing, and items from daily life, the museum introduces Hong Kong's ethnic groups and their traditional means of livelihood, customs, and beliefs.
		My favorite part of the museum is a re-created street of old Hong Kong, complete with a Chinese herbal medicine shop originally located in Central until 1980 and reconstructed here.
	dest.travelocity.com /DestGuides/0,1840,TRAVELOCITY\|2771\|3\|1\|230128\|attraction_id\|29167,00.html (311 words)

	Asia Society - Calendar
		The Summer Palace at Chengde was established by the Kangxi emperor in 1703 and completed during the reign of Qianlong.
		The exhibition, featuring about 120 exhibits from the Beijing Palace Museum, the First Historical Archives of China, and the Museum of Chengde Summer Palace, provides a glimpse of military establishment, religious activities, Manchu-Mongol relations, and court life during the reigns of Kangxi and Qianlong.
		Osmond Chan, Assistant Curator of the Hong Kong Museum of History, will guide members through the exhibition and discuss imperial life during the Qing dynasty.
	www.asiasociety.org /events/calendar.pl?rm=detail&eventid=14624 (183 words)

	HongKongLibrary
		I have since discovered that the first catalogue to be published on Hong Kong Currency was by my friend Antonio B. de Sousa who now lives in Melbourne Australia.
		This I believe is the first Specialist publication on Hong Kong.
		Published by the Hong Kong Museum of History in May 1975.
	www.rodsell.com /hknl/libhkg.htm (539 words)

	Hong Kong Museum Of Art - and more (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Hong Kong Museum Of Art experts opinion, latest information, resources and related topics...
		Hong Kong Museum Of Art - Contact us - architectural record ah, the global attention given to a new museum building designed by an international architect!
		million, 100,000-square-foot figge museum of art, designed by british architect david chipperfield, is in davenport.
	www.art617.com /Hong-Kong-Museum-Of-Art.html (333 words)

	WHKMLA : History of Hong Kong, ToC
		Timeline Hong Kong, from Guardian Unlimited, from CBC
		The First Hong Kong Coin, from Chinese Numismatics in Hong Kong
		Hong Kong, from Tom Chao's Paper Money Gallery
	www.zum.de /whkmla/region/china/xhongkong.html (122 words)

	hong kong museum of art - The art Spot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Hong Kong Museum of Art is one of the museums under the management of...
		The Hong Kong Museum of Art is a wonderful resource on the arts and cultural history of China for adoptive parents...
		The Hong Kong Museum of Art is located on...
	www.musix4u.com /museum-art/hong-kong-museum-of-art.html (433 words)

	Hong Kong Hotel Travel Tour & Sightseeing
		Bearing the name of Hon Kong's most popular Taoist deity, this temple plays host to more than three million visitors every year.
		This museum showcases Hong Kong's broad and dynamic history.
		The exhibition with an area of 7,000 square meters outlines the historical development of Hong Kong with the dramatic use of panoramic screens, dioramas and interactive programmes.
	hongkong-tour.com /vv31.html (261 words)

	Reference List - HONG KONG INTHE TIME PAST
		Lau, Yuen-wo, ‘A Brief History of the New Territories,’ Hong Kong: Joint Publishing(HK)Co. Ltd., 1999.
		Leung, Ping-wa, ‘Heritage of the Central and Western District,’ Hong Kong: Central and Western Provisional District Board, 1999.
		"History of the Tang clan in Kam Tin(2)." Language Education Journal 12 2004: 40-47.
	file.pokok.edu.hk /~cf2005/english/reference (647 words)

	Directory - Reference: Museums: History: Asia
		The Tibet Museum (Demton Khang) · cached · Museum with photographic archive and life histories sections.
		Presents Tibet's history in the past and present.
		Hong Kong Museum of History · iweb · cached · Collects, preserves and exhibits artifacts relating to the history, archaeology, ethnography and natural history of Hong Kong.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=189837 (79 words)

	Museum of History, Hong Kong \| MyTravelGuide.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Museum of History has exhibitions planned on a regular basis and are great for kids as well as adults.
		The museum is located right next to the Science Museum so if you take it easy and don't spend too much time dragging the children around the showcases, take them next door.
		Improve the Museum of History listing by providing a photo, description or suggesting a correction.
	www.mytravelguide.com /attractions/profile.jsp?objectid=77926205 (325 words)

	DiscoverHongKong - Heritage - Museums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Hong Kong Racing Museum's eight galleries and showcase cinema tell the success story of horseracing in Hong Kong.
		Beginning in the 1840s, the museum traces the sport's history through to today's state-of-the-art, hi-tech racecourses and phenomenal, record gambling turnovers.
		Learn about famous trainers and jockeys, what makes a champion horse and how the Sha Tin Racecourse was built on reclaimed land.
	www.discoverhongkong.com /eng/heritage/museums/mu_hk_0006.jhtml (155 words)

	Travel for Kids: Kowloon, Hong Kong
		Kowloon Park – This green spot amidst the hustle and bustle of Tsim Sha Tsui is a welcome oasis, but don't miss the Hong Kong Museum of History.
		At this museum, kids can see how the people lived in Hong Kong over the centuries, including re-creations of a traditional Chinese medicine shop, a tea house and opium den.
		Remains of the gates to the city are well-preserved, and the office of the Assistant Magistrate of Kowloon has been fully restored.
	www.travelforkids.com /Funtodo/HongKong/kowloon.htm (323 words)

	Encyclopedia: Hong Kong Museum of History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong
		Other descriptions of Hong Kong Museum of History
		The Hong Kong Museum of History (香港歷史博物館) is a museum in Hong Kong.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Hong-Kong-Museum-of-History (116 words)

	Hong Kong - Adjusters Asia - HK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Office of the Commissioner of Insurance Hong Kong HK Economic and Trade Office
		Insurance Associations Hong Kong HK - Agents and Brokers
		Included in the services provided by our company are marine and cargo surveys Hong Kong HK, product inspections, mediation, private investigations, construction management, catastrophe (CAT) and aviation claims adjusting, as well as a variety of specialized surveys and services for the film and entertainment industry.
	www.adjustersasia.com /services/links/hongkong/hongkong_frameset.htm (199 words)

	Calligraphy, Art and History Links, "Signed and Sealed" Hong Kong.
		Calligraphy, Art and History Links, "Signed and Sealed" Hong Kong.
		The Hong Kong Hung Li Calligraphy and Painting Society, many unknown gems to be found.
		- run by independent artists in Hong Kong and supported by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.
	www.artasialink.com /pages/links.htm (676 words)

	Find in a Library: Hong Kong natural history museum
		Publisher: Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1996.
		Subjects: Natural history museums -- Designs and plans.
		WorldCat is provided by OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. on behalf of its member libraries.
	worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/d8cde066a6dae34aa19afeb4da09e526.html (62 words)

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