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	EH.Net Encyclopedia: Economic History of Hong Kong
		Hong Kong’s economic and political history has been primarily determined by its geographical location. The territory of Hong Kong is comprised of two main islands (Hong Kong Island and Lantau Island) and a mainland hinterland.
		Hong Kong was profoundly affected by the disastrous events in Mainland China in the inter-war period.
		The economic development of Hong Kong is unusual in a variety of respects. First, industrialization was accompanied by increasing numbers of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) rather than consolidation. In 1955, 91 percent of manufacturing establishments employed fewer than one hundred workers, a proportion that increased to 96.5 percent by 1975.
	eh.net /encyclopedia/article/schenk.HongKong (824 words)

	1970s in Hong Kong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the 1970s, Hong Kong underwent many changes that were to shape the future of the city.
		Hong Kong's first underground railroad, the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) was opened in October 1979.
		The 1970s was also the beginning of the golden age of Hong Kong football, as the professional league, the first of its kind in any Asian country or region, was set up in the 1968-69 season.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1970s_in_Hong_Kong (2179 words)

	Hong Kong: history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Hong Kong (Xianggang) island was ceded to Britain "in perpetuity" in 1842, when the British attacked China in the first Opium War.
		Hong Kong was initially used as a trade centre, constituting a point of entry to China.
		The Hong Kong economy, meanwhile, is considered the third most powerful in the world, and the former enclave is also the third most important international financial center behind New York and London.
	gbgm-umc.org /country_profiles/country_history.cfm?Id=46 (989 words)

	CNN.com - Hong Kong wrestles with China Dream - July 2, 2002
		HONG KONG, China (CNN) -- When Mary Painter came to Hong Kong in 1976 with her husband, a civil engineer, she was one of hordes of British who flocked to the colonial outpost.
		As Hong Kong firms flock to the mainland and shoppers clog checkpoints to get to cheaper malls, students are making moves across the border to chase the China dream, a move that was "unimaginable" a few years ago, says Gordon Mathews, anthropologist at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
		Hong Kong has branded itself "Asia's World City," with tourist groups pining its hopes on a massive influx in and out of China, while the city is building a Disneyland and a high-tech cyberport.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/07/01/hk.china/index.html (1117 words)

	Maps of Hong Kong - JohoMaps
		Hong Kong (香港, in Cantonese Yale, Hèung Góng, also known as Hongkong, which was common in older English-language texts, or Xiānggǎng, in Pinyin) has one of the world's most liberal economies and is a major international centre of finance and trade.
		Though Hong Kong has been inhabited since the Palaeolithic Age, the area now known as Hong Kong 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.
		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.
	www.johomaps.com /as/hongkong/main.html (1292 words)

	Hong Kong, China in Transition - September 1997
		As a result, a dramatic structural shift of Hong Kong's economy took place during the 1980s and early 1990s, and was reflected in a reduction in the manufacturing sector's share in GDP and employment (Chart 1).
		Hong Kong's approach to economic policymaking provided an environment that encouraged market forces and helped maintain business confidence during the run-up to the return to Chinese sovereignty in 1997.
		While the studies generally found that Hong Kong's nontraded services sectors were competitive in terms of both price and quality, they concluded that some scope remained for greater efficiency and competition in a number of sectors, including telecommunications, broadcasting, accounting and legal services, and medical and educational services.
	www.worldbank.org /fandd/english/0997/articles/080997.htm (2665 words)

	Rhythm - the Online Magazine to HKVP Radio
		The Hong Kong people were ready to welcome anything different and refreshing into their cramped existence, where fads spread as quickly as wildfires and changed as quickly as the direction of the wind.
		Hong Kong was going through major changes in the 70s, with growing population and changing technologies all around.
		TVB was the most popular television station in Hong Kong; not only did they churn out great television series, but they also managed to hook in stars like Adam Cheng and Lisa Wang to sing their theme songs and act in the productions.
	www.hkvpradio.com /rhythm/music/features/20030728_70s.php (1687 words)

	ED.gov
		Modeled after the educational system of the United Kingdom in the 1970s, school in Hong Kong is compulsory and free for all children for nine years, consisting of six years of primary school and three years of junior secondary school.
		The system of education in Hong Kong is a primarily centralized with some decentralized components to it.
		Largely due to colonial Hong Kong's reluctance to expand publicly-funded education, the government allowed the public demand for primary and secondary education to be satisfied initially by private, profit-making businesses, and charitable bodies to which the government provided nominal funds (Morris, p.
	www.ed.gov /offices/OUS/PES/int_hong_kong.html (2734 words)

	The C Channel - Weddings, Shopping and Travel in Hong Kong
		Hong Kong has one of the world's most liberal economies and is a major international centre of finance and trade.
		Hong Kong is 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Macau, on the opposite side of the Pearl River Delta and borders the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong Province.
		After that, the attention of Hong Kong fell, and only began to attract the attention of China again and the rest of the world in the 19th century when it was ceded to Britain after the Opium Wars.
	www.the-c-channel.com /en/local/as/hongkong.html (1784 words)

	CNN.com - 1970s -1984: The deal - June 24, 2002
		It was in the late 1970s that Hong Kong began to focus on the issue of its future.
		Hong Kong's last colonial governor, Christopher Patten, arrived in 1992, to pursue that goal.
		Under his administration, Hong Kong had its first direct elections for the territory's legislative council.
	edition.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/06/20/hk.history.06 (396 words)

	Hong Kong's Struggle for Selfhood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In 1993, the Hong Kong government had to use all of its muscle though to push the Hong Kong profits tax back to 17.5 percent, an increase of 1 percent from 1992.
		In Hong Kong, the amendment of existing laws or the introduction of new laws have to be endorsed by the Legislative Council (Legco).
		That is why Hong Kong must use the remaining 500 days before the transfer of its sovereignty to build mechanisms whereby the executive-led government in Hong Kong can be checked and its policies can be monitored closely by the citizens of Hong Kong or the representatives that they elect.
	daga.dhs.org /daga/press/1997b/ch04.htm (3153 words)

	Hong Kong - Economy
		Hong Kong's continued economic success is thanks to the government's basic policy of minimum intervention and maximum support for businesses.
		Although Hong Kong's natural resources are scarce, it is atoned by its deep-water ports and excellent location that welcomes economic ties from all over the world.
		China's share in Hong Kong's export of foreign-made goods is higher at about 90 percent, making China both the largest market for and the largest source of Hong Kong's goods for re-exports.
	www.marimari.com /content/hong_kong/general_info/economy/main.html (619 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)

	Hong Kong Shanghai Bank Building
		The Hong Kong Shanghai Bank headquarter building (officially HSBC Main Building) is located along the southern side of Statue Square, in Central, at the location of the old City Hall, Hong Kong (built 1869, demolished 1933).
		By the 1970s the Hong Kong Shanghai Bank had outgrown its headquarters; departments were scattered into offices all over Central Hong Kong, and it was obvious that such a "solution" to the space limitations could not continue indefinitely.
		The early British settlers in Hong Kong had an interest in Feng Shui, thus, most of the earliest buildings in Hong Kong and many buildings constructed thereafter were built with the philosophies of Feng Shui in mind.
	www.china-hongkong-travelguide.com /hongkong-shanghai-bank.html (1411 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Asia-Pacific \| Country profiles \| Regions and territories: Hong Kong
		Hong Kong is governed under the principle of "one country, two systems", under which China has agreed to give the region a high degree of autonomy and to preserve its economic and social systems for 50 years from the date of the handover.
		Hong Kong's economy has moved away from manufacturing and is now services-based.
		In the 19th and 20th centuries Hong Kong's population was boosted by the arrival of hundreds of thousands of migrants from China, many of whom were fleeing domestic upheavals.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/country_profiles/3650337.stm (836 words)

	Hong Kong Film Industry Struggles to Survive
		The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II basically wiped out the industry until the 1950s when a new fad hit the industry: Wu Xia, or martial arts.
		But it was not until the early 1970s that Hong Kong's kung fu movies gained a global audience.
		Hong Kong's government says it is doing what it can to protect the filmmakers cracking down on the illegal trade and distribution.
	www.voanews.com /english/NewsAnalysis/Archive/2005-03-10-voa31.cfm (804 words)

	Serving the Poor in Nearly 100 Countries
		World Vision’s involvement in Hong Kong began in 1960 when donor support enabled World Vision to launch the “Oriental Boat Mission”— a floating ministry to assist families struggling to survive by fishing and living on boats in Hong Kong Harbor.
		During the 1970s, Hong Kong grew in prosperity.
		Today, the people of Hong Kong are giving generously to help others, sponsoring 136,000 children and providing life-changing assistance to children and families across 45 countries.
	www.worldvision.org /about_us.nsf/child/aboutus_hongkong?Open (274 words)

	Hong Kong Debates Domestic Spying Rules - Newsweek: International Editions - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		April 11, 2006 - Hong Kong, in all its money-worshipping glory, is utterly unlike the grim dictatorship George Orwell conjured up in his chilling novel "1984." Yet there is one similarity: the city's law enforcement agencies, legal experts warn, have embraced covert surveillance with the zeal of Orwell's all-seeing Thought Police.
		Last week, Hong Kong's Legislative Council held hearings in what the Security Bureau hopes will be an accelerated review process; it aims to see the bill put into law by mid-year.
		One is the sweeping anti-corruption campaign launched in the 1970s that transformed Hong Kong into one of Asia's safest, most law-abiding cities.
	msnbc.msn.com /id/12270548/site/newsweek (853 words)

	The Washington Times - Hong Kong
		Fifteen years ago, virtually any Hong Kong male with a job and a pulse owned at least two tailored suits and a dozen body-hugging tailored shirts, albeit all of them white.
		From the 1940s to the late 1970s Hong Kong was home to over 1,000 tailors - and also tens of thousands of dandified file clerks who kept a cool dozen suits crammed in their closet.
		In the late 1970s, when I first saw Hong Kong as a visitor, in the districts of Causeway Bay and Wanchai there were so many tailor shops you could hardly throw a coat hanger without hitting one in the head.
	www.internationalspecialreports.com /asiapacific/00/hongkong/24.html (1128 words)

	Libeskind hits Hong Kong Architectural Review, The - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Daniel Libeskind's first Chinese project, in Hong Kong, is to be 'a lighthouse for the creative industries'.
		In the wake of mainland China's rapid economic development, Hong Kong is exploring new fields in which to maintain an innovative edge over its big brother.
		Creative industries already account for 90 000 jobs, 4.5 per cent of service sector employment, in Hong Kong and demand is increasing for IT skills in the arts, communication, education and entertainment industries.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3575/is_1300_217/ai_n14809375 (590 words)

	Just One Look
		A nostalgic look at Hong Kong in the 1970s, this Hong Kong drama follows Fan and Ming, two friends who spend their days outside a movie theatre selling sugar cane and fish balls.
		It's set in the 1970s, and the two main characters spend all their days out the front of the local theatre.
		The spirit of the movies infuses the whole affair; in the street, common guys engage in earnest discussion about which is better, northern or southern fist style, and everyone wants to learn kung fu.
	www.heroic-cinema.com /reviews/onelook (427 words)

	HSX Prediction Market: MovieStocks® : Hong Kong Phooey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The popular 1970s cartoon series Hong Kong Phooey will be turned into a live-action comedy.
		The dog is a bumbling detective who clumsily uses Kung Fu to fight his battles.
		Discuss Hong Kong Phooey on the Movies Board.
	movies.hsx.com /servlet/SecurityDetail?symbol=HKPHO (104 words)

	Star Robot, 1970s Hong Kong, MIB - iiRobotics Online auction for Robots (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Star Robot, 1970s Hong Kong, MIB - iiRobotics Online auction for Robots
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		Battery operated plastic Star Robot made during the 1970s early 80s, his features include classic walking action, stop n go, swing open door, flashing shooting gun, realistic sounds, he is not rotating but other wise es in excellent working order, mint and boxed.
	www.iirobotics.com /auction/auctiondetails.php?id=286 (126 words)

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