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  Hong Kong Travel Topic Center - Travel to China
Yau Tsim Mong Yau Tsim Mong (油尖旺) is one of the Districts of Hong Kong18 districts of Hong Kong.
Tsuen Wan Tsuen Wan (荃灣區) is one of the districts of Hong Kong18 districts of Hong Kong.
Kwai Tsing Kwai Tsing (and#33909;and#38738;) is one of the districts of Hong Kong18 districts of Hong Kong.
www.famouschinese.com /public/Hong_Kong_Travel.html   (3201 words)

  
 Hong Kong Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hong Kong Park is surrounded by skyscrapers in the highly-urbanized central business district.
Hong Kong Park is a public park, located next to Cotton Tree Drive, in Central, Hong Kong, China.It covers an area of 80,000 m² and is an outstanding example of modern design and facilities blending with natural landscape.
Hong Kong Park was open to public in May 1991.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hong_Kong_Park   (461 words)

  
 Park - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
In some countries, especially the United Kingdom, the concept of the country park was popular in the 1970s, and many such parks were established with government support during that time.
Country parks are often located near to urban populations, and provide recreational facilities typical of the countryside rather than the town.
There are also national parks in many other countries; the usage of the term varies greatly from one country to another.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Park   (704 words)

  
 List of urban public parks and gardens in Hon... - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 GITC - HONG KONG
Yes, Hong Kong is one of the safest cities in the world even at night, when people may walk alone with confidence.English is very widely spoken.
Ocean Park, lying between Aberdeen and Repulse Bay, is the largest leisure paradise in Southeast Asia, and one of the largest marine parks in the world.
Victoria Peak, overlooking the west of Hong Kong Island, is the highest peak on this island.
www.gitctour.com /1HongKong.htm   (2708 words)

  
 Hong Kong & China
Hong Kong's fund industry is seeking legal advice as it gears up to fight the possibility of punitive action from the pension regulator over breaches of investment regulations.
Hong Kong is expected to record a whopping 30 per cent growth in tourist arrivals this year as a result of the surging number of mainland individual travelers, according to Financial Secretary Henry Tang.
Hong Kong's economy grew at a faster than expected 3.3 per cent in 2003, driven by a strong rebound in the second half, and Financial Secretary Henry Tang is forecasting the momentum will continue and result in 6 per cent GDP growth this year.
www.hkchcc.org /hongkong-china07.htm   (13325 words)

  
 de Park A park is any of a number...
The term park is also used in reference to industrial areas, often termed industrial park industrial parks.
The word park may also be used in community names, such as Oak Park Oak Park or College Park College Park.
And sometimes the active recreational aspect may be carried to the extreme of creating an amusement park amusement park, usually privately-owned.
www.biodatabase.de /Park   (383 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)

  
 A city defends its natural heritage: Hong Kong's Country and Marine Parks
The value of PAs was underscored in April and May of 2003, when Hong Kong residents were prohibited from traveling abroad because of an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
To the general public, conservation is often remote, something meant only for nature lovers.” To counteract this attitude, substantial resources have been invested in the last decade to boost community awareness of the natural landscape, habitats, and the need for environmental protection.
Hong Kong’s status as a world-class city will not be sustained without a world-class system of protected areas.
www.interenvironment.org /pa/fywong.htm   (1950 words)

  
 Hong Kong 1998
Hong Kong is scaled ten times larger than San Francisco in population, with 6-7 million people in only 1100 sq.
I also conclude that Victoria Park is the worst of the three for birding, and that the 27 species I've seen in the three parks is about all that one can expect to see at this time of year there.
Hong Kong has so little land (people pay up to $12,000/sq.ft for it), that cemetery space is limited.
www.camacdonald.com /birding/tripreports/HongKongDL98.html   (10527 words)

  
 USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
At the top is Victoria Peak, on Hong Kong Island, from which mansions of the super rich look out over the high-rise apartments of the midlevel rich.
Museum mania— The Hong Kong Museum of History offers an historical overview of the city, focusing on pirates, wars, economic growth and hardships, and an excellent collection of local photographs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defense provides an overview of Hong Kong's coastal defense history from the Ming and Qing periods to the present.
www.usatoday.com /travel/extraday/hongkong/worth.htm   (1529 words)

  
 City Farmer's Urban Agriculture Notes
Waterwise gardening is a more appropriate explanation for gardening in mesic climates like Vancouver and incorporates the collection and storage of rainwater, soil health, maintenance techniques and the choice of appropriate plant species to create healthy, beautiful gardens.
Urban Agriculture is a new and growing field that is not completely defined yet even by those closest to it.
Urban Agriculture Notes is written for those who want to start up their own "Office of Urban Agriculture", for those who have already done so, and for gardeners who are curious about what we refer to as political horticulture.
www.cityfarmer.org   (4948 words)

  
 The New Colonist...for the citizen of the new century
So placemaking can be at the median level, at the street level, block-by-block, it can be pocket parks or dog runs, and how those discrete places then combine to build identifiable neighborhoods where people can say, for example, “I live in Willmore City,” and really be proud of that place where they live.
So one of the most important opportunities in urban design is to identify the streets as an important place.
In my view, good urban design is not really achieved by a fixed ideology, a preconceived notion of what a community can look like.
www.newcolonist.com   (3238 words)

  
 List of urban public parks and gardens of Hong Kong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
List of urban public parks and gardens of Hong Kong - Software Encyclopedia
Urban public parks and gardens in Hong Kong include:
Penfold Park - in the middle of Shatin racecourse
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