Hong Kong
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| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China 中華人民共和國香港特別行政區 |
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| Official languages: | English and Chinese (Cantonese) | ||||
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| Established: | August 29, 1842 | ||||
| Leaders: | Chief Executive: Donald Tsang | ||||
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| Currency: (Name of money) |
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| Time zone: | +8 | ||||
| Telephone dialing code: | +852 | ||||
| Internet domain: | .hk | ||||
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 中華人民共和國香港特別行政區, Pinyin: Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu (
listen ?) ,Hong Kong) is one of two Special Administrative Regions (SARs) of the People's Republic of China (the other is Macau). It is the richest region in China.
Hong Kong is divided into 3 main parts:
- Hong Kong Island
- Kowloon
- New Territories (including 235 outlying islands)
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[edit] Climate
Hong Kong is in a sub-tropical area, and has monsoon winds. It is cool and wet in winter (Jan-Mar), hot and rainy from spring through summer (Apr-Sep), and warm, sunny and dry in the autumn (Oct-Dec). The rainy season is from May until September. In summer and early autumn, there is a frequent threat of typhoons.
[edit] Population and language
About 6.8 million people live in Hong Kong. Most of them are Chinese. They mainly speak Cantonese. Many people learn English as an additional language.
[edit] Public holidays
17 days of the year are public holidays in Hong Kong:
- the beginning of the year
- the Lunar New Year (3 days)
- Ching Ming Festival
- Easter (3 days)
- Labour Day
- Birthday of Buddha
- Dragon Boat Festival
- 1st July (HKSAR Day)
- the next day of Mid-Autumn Festival
- 1st Oct National Day
- Chung Yeung Festival
- Christmas (2 days)
[edit] Currency
There are coins from 10 cents to 10 dollars; and bank-notes (paper money bills) from $10 to $1000. One American dollar is equal to about $7.80 in Hong Kong dollars, at the official bank exchange rate.
[edit] Public transport
Mass Transit Railway (MTR) which established in 1979, and owns seven lines, Kwun Tong Line (running between Yau Ma Tei and Tiu Keng Leng) Tsuen Wan Line (running between Tsuen Wan and Central) Island Line (running between Sheung Wan and Chai Wan) Tseung Kwan O Line (running between Po Lam and North Point) Tung Chung Line (running between Tung Chung and Hong Kong) Airport Express (running between AsiaWorld-Expo and Hong Kong) Disneyland Resort Line (running between Sunny Bay and Disneyland Resort)
- Bus: there are four major Bus Company in HongKong, such as KMB which is the largest one, the rest are City Bus, New Lantau BUs, new world Bus.
- Public Light Bus: in 1960s, it was an illegal transportation but later on, the government noticed that if there were only bus in Hong Kong, then some villages in N.T. Therefore, the legislative Council legislated(make law) to be legal and under the goverment obsevation and control.
- Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR), it links between the Tsim Sha Tsui to the border of Hong kong and Mainland.
- Light Railway Transit (LRT), as the term suggests, it is a light(not huge and powerful) transportation system crossing in the western NT
- Tram
- Peak Tram
- Taxi
- Ferry
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[edit] Media
Hong Kong has two media companies, Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) and Asia Television Limited (ATV). Both are business rivals.
[edit] Places in Hong Kong:
- Hong Kong Disneyland
- Victoria Peak
- Ocean Park
- Man Mo Temple
- Repulse Bay
- Lo House Museum
- Hong Kong Park
- Yuen Po Street Bird Garden
- Hong Kong Museum of History
- Hong Kong Space Museum
- Hong Kong Museum of Science & Technology
- Wong Tai Sin Temple
- Lantau Link Visitors' Viewing Centre
- Fung Ying Sin Koon
- Sham Tung Uk
- Po Lin Monastery and the Tian Tan Buddha on Lantau Island (currently the largest bronze Buddha in world)
- Cheung Chau (Long Island)
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