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When Did Hong Kong Return To China
4 hours ago ago from When Guide
In a glittering ceremony held at past midnight on July 1, 1997, Hong Kong transformed from its role as the Asian jewel of the old British empire to become a window to the world of the awakening giant that is China. The handover, as this event is popularly known, marked the end of Britain’s 99-year lease of the New Territories that comprise the bulk of Hong Kong which was ceded to Britain after China’s defeat in the opium wars. An open ...
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1 hour, 30 minutes ago ago from No, THIS is how you do it...
My cousin Lorena asked me yesterday when I had my last Christmas at I told her I have not had Christmas at home since I came to Asia. I have just spent my fifth Christmas here my third in Hong Kong one other was in Thailand and another in Borneo, and when I say it like that it sounds cool enough to make not being home with family at the holidays the way forward. But they have been a mixed bag, these Christmases, all important in their own ...
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8 hours ago ago from HongKong Site Awards
I was websurfing and came across some random statistics saying that an average of 3 people per day (1,000 per year) commit suicide in Hong Kong.. and that the favoured way of doing so is to jump from a highrise. Does anyone know if (a) this statistic is true? and, (b) if so, why?
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Being an international metropolis and business hub, Hong Kong is no short of uber-swanky hotels, where you can rub shoulders with the world's rich and famous. But there is more to Hong Kong's luxury hotels than just glitz and glamour... As a matter of fact, the combination of British colonialism, Chinese traditions and other Asian and international influences has created a hotel-culture that is quite unique to this vibrant city.There are ...
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Vietnam sentences 5 Chinese to death in drug case
5 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Vietnam sentences 5 Chinese to death in drug case HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- A Vietnamese court sentenced five Chinese men to death by firing squad for trafficking nearly 8 tons of hashish in one of the country's biggest drug hauls ever, state media reported Saturday. The hashish - with a street value of $90 million - was seized from two containers full of blue jeans on a ship that arrived in the northern port city of Hai Phong in April 2008, ...
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