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	Simon World :: China's Explosive Growth
		Many people ave likened Hong Kong to Venice, a city that built itself around trade, commerce and the financing of exciting voyages, but that was ultimately eclipsed by the discovery of new trading routes that put it off the map.
		Of course, Hong Kong has long since ceased being a 'gateway' to China, since direct contact of all kinds are now possible between the rest of the world and China.
		Hong Kong seems to be the ultimate victim of China's economic growth, with jobs and investment outsourced to China and HK government is mostly to blame.
	simonworld.mu.nu /archives/166397.php (564 words)

	Hong Kong Study Abroad, China
		Hong Kong is also known for its peaceful temples, however, and its rich roots in traditional Chinese culture.
		People have been living in Hong Kong since the Stone Age, but until the British took over, Hong Kong was a fairly non-descript corner of the Qing dynasty.
		The slogan is "one country, two systems," and under the agreement that returned Hong Kong to the British, the city is supposed to retain its pre-1997 social, economic, and legal systems for at least 50 years.
	www.studyabroad.com /content/portals/Hong_Kong_port.html (668 words)

	TLC,Tropical Love Creations,Marriage minded Asian Pen Pals
		A group of Hong Kong restaurateurs sick of being chastised by trade unions for exploiting staff have offered a labour leader US$1.25m to open a restaurant, pledging they will change their labour practices if the venture breaks even operating on union guidelines.
		Hong Kong is touting the world's biggest ever tea party and giving people a chance to set a tea-drinking world record.
		Immigration officials in Hong Kong are currently testing a new travel pass which allows business people who visit Hong Kong frequently to use the residents’ lanes at the immigration counter, reducing the time spent waiting in queues by around 40%.
	www.angelfire.com /wv/tlc/hkscoop.html (4157 words)

	Hong Kong hotels, cheap hotel reservations, accommodation and vacations
		Hong Kong's history and culture are fascinating and it is well worth taking some time out to experience all that the region has to offer.
		Hong Kong is a dazzling blend of diversity and sophistication.
		The Excelsior Hong Kong is a superior, deluxe hotel situated in Causeway Bay, in the heart of the entertainment, dining and shopping district of Hong Kong Island overlooking Victoria Harbor and 23 miles from Chep Lap Kok Airport.
	www.all-hotels.com /hong-kong-hotels.htm (892 words)

	CNN.com - Hong Kong villagers battle to save renowned stilt huts - August 25, 2000
		TAI O, Hong Kong (Reuters) -- Hong Kong housewife Wong Wai-king has written a book to record the affection she feels for her village of Tai O. "Tai O is the place I love best.
		Sometimes referred to as the Venice of Hong Kong, the quiet fishing village is isolated on the west of one of the territory's islands, away from the bustling skyscrapers of the financial center.
		Chan works on Hong Kong island but spends his holidays in Tai O. "It is not the money that matters, but the love we have built inside," said 35-year-old Fan Wing-on, whose hut was destroyed by the blaze.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/TRAVEL/NEWS/08/25/hongkong.resort.reut/index.html (715 words)

	Hong Kong
		No wonder then that private restaurateurs have a hard time keeping up with some of those truly splendiferous hotel restaurants that are quite happy to operate at a loss for the greater glory of their 5-star hostelry's image.
		The Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong was my first love, dating back to the days of ceiling fans and louvered doors.
		Hong Kong has no shortage of small, excellent, family oriented Cantonese restaurants.
	www.sallys-place.com /food/dining_directory/asia/hong_kong.htm (2218 words)

	Hong Kong at the 51.International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia
		The Hong Kong Arts Development Council will present the artwork of two important Hong Kong artists in the 51st Venice Biennale in the coming June.
		This is the third time for Hong Kong to introduce the work of its visual artists to the international art arena.
		The work of anothermountainman is a Hong Kong style teahouse made of red-white-blue plastic fabric.
	www.pressbox.co.uk /detailed/Arts/Hong_Kong_at_the_51.International_Art_Exhibition_-_La_Biennale_di_Venezia_29174.html (427 words)

	Hong Kong Hotels Guide - information on hotels, maps, entertainment and activities
		In Hong Kong, one of life's simple pleasures is taking a ride on the Star Ferry from Kowloon across Victoria Harbour to Hong Kong Island and back.
		Dismantled in 1982, it was restored and reopened in the Stanley district of Hong Kong Island in 1999.
		Hong Kong Cemetery, in Happy Valley, is one of Hong Kong's early Christian cemeteries from the colonial period.
	www.hong-kong-hotels.ws /attrac.html (2781 words)

	Hong Kong Tourist Attractions: Lantau Island
		It is the second highest peak in all of Hong Kong.
		The most beautiful beaches in Hong Kong are scattered along the southern coast, the area around Cheung Chau Island, and the vicinity of Tai O, which is about 3.2 kilometers (2 miles), --20 minutes by bus--from Mui Wo.
		After one of the most advanced new airports in the world, Hong Kong International Airport, was opened on a man-made island in northern part of Lantau Island in 1998, your coming to Lantau Island becomes more convenient.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /attraction/hongkong/outlying/lantau.htm (526 words)

	BBC News \| ARTS \| Asian art flavours Venice Biennale
		This year the Venice Biennale is showcasing a Hong Kong artist who wants you to eat cookies.
		In the case of Hong Kong's Leung Chi-wo, his desire is to make you participate in and eat his work.
		Hong Kong hosted a dinner for all the Asian artists at the Biennale and brought them together with the international critics and press.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/entertainment/1384753.stm (687 words)

	Golden Horse nods struggles to attract Hong Kong films
		Just 15 productions from Hong Kong and eight from Taiwan entered.
		Hong Kong films have been enthusiastic participants and frequent winners of the awards, which traditionally recognize outstanding figures in the world of Chinese-language films.
		The four films, among others, are Hong Kong-China co-productions that appear to be subject to new Chinese regulations.
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/international/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1995040 (200 words)

	NewStandard: 3/16/97
		The 100-foot-wide channel that separates Tai O from Lantau Island is the waterway that led locals to refer to the area as Hong Kong's Venice.
		Drifting past the fishermen's huts, she is reminded of the Japanese soldiers who raped Tai O women during their World War II occupation of Hong Kong.
		After that there were British policemen, and now, as Hong Kong prepares for the British hand-over to China on July 1, the police are once again Chinese.
	www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/03-97/03-16-97/e09li188.htm (668 words)

	50 Places @ nationalgeographic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Hong Kong is one of the greatest maritime cities there has ever been—noisy, boisterous, cluttered, and vibrant.
		I left Hong Kong in the royal yacht Britannia in the early hours of the morning on July 1, 1997.
		Explore Hong Kong with Jan Morris, renowned author of Among the Cities, in the October 1999 issue of TRAVELER.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /traveler/hongkong.html (299 words)

	iFMagazine.com News - MIRAMAX PICKS UP 'PURPLE STORM'
		He said it also demonstrated the upswing of interest in Hong Kong films in general because of a number of recent successes, as well as the increasing number of successful Hong Kong filmmakers and actors crossing over to Hollywood.
		In another deal, Hong Kong distributor Mei-Ah acquired domestic video rights to MAG's 2000 slate for $2 million, of which an "unprecedented" amount was put down as a minimum guarantee for MAG's upcoming thriller THE TOUCH.
		Chung said Hong Kong director Lee Chi Ngai has been chosen to direct the feature, which starts shooting later this year in Venice, Hong Kong and China.
	www.ifmagazine.com /new.asp?article=996 (337 words)

	Worldroom Forums - Re : Venice travel information
		This is the center of tourist action for Venice, but hotels a few blocks away are cheaper and generally nicer.
		They also have their own quiet and rich little squares with small cafes, bakeries and restaurants where food is often better than in San Marco and always much cheaper.
		If you're looking to make this a cheap vacation, Venice is also a great place to just sit, enjoy a good cup of coffee and watch the people go by.
	www.worldroom.com /discussion_forum/showthread.php?threadid=131 (394 words)

	PhotoMann Travel Photgraphy - Hong Kong Images
		Hong Kong is one of my favorite cities in Asia.
		Hong Kong is a wonderful place explore day and night.
		Hong Kong's famous Jade Market has about 450 stalls selling jade of all colors.
	www.photomann.com /hongkong/hongkong.htm (637 words)

	Taipei Times - archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Hong Kong for the first time will join the 64 other countries and regions to showcase their contemporary artists at the prestigious Venice Biennale this year.
		Chang said Hong Kong has recently felt it has fallen behind in the international contemporary art scene, as Taiwan joined the Biennale in 1995, Japan and Korea have long participated in the show and the city's arch rival Singapore announced last year that it would also participate.
		Chang said the works, to be presented under the theme Magic at Street Level, will present the cold, impersonal city life typical of Hong Kong, and the anxiety generated by the lack of space in the city.
	www.taipeitimes.com /news/2001/05/08/story/0000084883 (419 words)

	Lantau
		Around the back of the village you can still find some of the several hundred stilt houses that used to be the "norm" for fishing villages in Hong Kong, so it is sort of famous for its fishing village scenery.
		When you arrive in Hong Kong you actually land on Lantau because that's where the Airport is! Of course you won't see much, though if you take the train back to the city (recommended) you'll see some of the countryside of the north side of the island.
		Since 2005 Lantau has been the location of the Hong Kong Disneyland.
	www.hkfastfacts.com /sightseeing/lantau.htm (441 words)

	Miroslav Sasek: This is Hong Kong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Hong Kong was a hard book to do because of the language problem.
		Notes: This is Hong Kong, was one of Sasek's three favourite books (along with This is Venice and This is Edinburgh) because it was such an unusual book to do.
		A non-western location (like This is Israel) seems to suit Sasek's drawings and there are some wonderful illustrations of people and streets with ornate writing carefully copied.
	www.miroslavsasek.com /books/thisis/hongkong.html (139 words)

	List of city nicknames - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hong Kong of the North - Dalian, China
		Many places have been compared with Venice in Italy, usually due to a high density of waterways.
		Also, the name of Venezuela means "little Venice".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_city_nicknames (2898 words)

	The rest of Hong Kong - Peter's Wanderings - BootsnAll Travelogues
		The cannons are now pointed at the high rise public housing, in apparent defense of what is left of a pre-industrial hong kong.
		After the buddha we went to the "venice of hong kong" aka small chinese fishing village.
		Then it was on to the suspension bridge that connects the airport to kowloon - probably the second biggest landmark in hong kong after the harbor.
	tblogs.bootsnall.com /peter/archives/011473.shtml (742 words)

	Hong Kong 13 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		So it is with "Hong Kong," or the "fragrant harbor." Even the name of this soon to be relinquished British treaty port, refers to the lucrative trade in incense that flourished here as early as the Ming dynasty.
		In 1842, when China ceded Hong Kong to the British, a handful of fishing and farming villages were literally "trading" seafood for produce.
		It's hard to believe that Hong Kong Island, with its futuristic sky scrapers and sardine-like living conditions, began as a collection of tiny fishing villages.
	china.candidemedia.com /html/dispatches/thirteen/index.html (306 words)

	Hong Kong hotels and accommodation, hotel reservations in China, by all-hotels.com
		Chic and unique, Hong Kong Southside's hip hotel Le MÃ©ridien Cyberport - where to check in is to chill out - is a 173-roomed...
		Set in 10 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens on the shore of the Hong Kong South China Sea, the property is just 30 minutes...
		The Le Meridien Cyberport is a luxury property situated in the Cyberport Complex, approximately 24 miles from Hong Kong Chek Lap...
	www.all-hotels.com /east_asia/china/hong_kong/home.htm (776 words)

	Cruise details
		Prices are quoted in Hong Kong Dollars per person shaing twin basis.
		All prices are on CASH payment basis, excluding Hong Kong Airport Security Charge, fuel surcharge, and any applicable travel or airport taxes/charges which will be added to your invoice upon issuance of tickets and vouchers.
		Fares, cruise information and availability are subject to change without further notice until payment is settled and invoice transaction is completed.
	www03.tiglion.net /cruise/details.php?cruise=783 (320 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Hong Kong honours actors
		Infernal Affairs, Hong Kong's biggest box office hit last year, landed the best film, director and actor prizes.
		But the event was marred by the death of Leslie Cheung, who killed himself in Hong Kong last week.
		The celebrations were also tempered by some of the audience wearing surgical masks in the wake of the Sars virus, which has killed 22 people in Hong Kong.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/entertainment/2924141.stm (314 words)

	Rubber City Alumni Association - Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The highlights have been Monte Carlo, Venice, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.
		Oh yeah, others were passing me. In one day while in Hong Kong, I utilized many forms of transportation including the airbus, electric trolley, bus, subway, train, taxi, ferry, cable car, and minibus.
		Shenzhen, China (across the “creek” from Hong Kong) is 6 million and growing by the minute.
	www.phikappapsifraternity.com /deshane_1.htm (308 words)

	play - gallery for still and motion pictures
		Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
		Hong Kong Arts Development Council Travel Fund, for “Festival of Cultures” in Munich
		Group show: The Festival of Hong Kong Installation.
	www.pushthebuttonplay.com /artists/pau/pau_exhib.html (529 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Venice rolls out red carpet with martial arts epic
		VENICE – Hong Kong martial arts spectacular 'Seven Swords' will open the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday, underlining the prominence organisers have given Asian cinema this year.
		The line-up at the world's oldest cinema competition was slimmed down to just 56 films after organisers came under fire for overloading the 2004 edition.
		But the honour of stepping out first on to the pine-fringed, beachside walkway will be granted to the flag carrier of Hong Kong action movies, Tsui Hark, with his out-of-competition adventure extravaganza.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20050831-1201-arts-venice-festival.html (560 words)

	Hong Kong hotels and furnished apartments
		Hong Kong Hotels and Apartments bring you the most competitive rates for Hong Kong accomodation.
		The rates are taken directly from hotel/apartment owners or agencies.
		Don't forget to check our vacation offers before your Hong Kong travel.
	www.rentinhongkong.com (37 words)

	UzbekWorld.com - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		One of the main objectives of Jewelers Association is to be organize and hold international exhibition-fairs of jewelry in different countries.
		It is also to aim at participating in prestigious exhibitions in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Venice, Delhi, Hong Kong and Los Angeles.
		Development of international cooperation in jewelry sphere will create favourable conditions for the development of Uzbek jewelry art, which is very important for the republic that is a recognized large gold-miner.
	www.uzbekworld.com /news/viewnews.cgi?newsid998754903,74278, (192 words)

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