Background: Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China on 1 July 1997. In this agreement, China has promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system will not be imposed on Hong Kong and that Hong Kong will enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the next 50 years.
June 25th 2008Asia » Hong Kong » Lamma Island Ok, it's been 109 days. Thanks for being patient. Just let that be a testament to how much I'm enjoying life in Hong Kong.
In mid April I had my first visitor, my friend Nick. I met Nick in the ... 37 photos[full story]
March 23rd 2008Asia » Hong Kong » Lamma Island China is fun enough on your own. Throw in 3 friends with the stones to sac up and fly across the world for a visit and a journey to China's 4 corners (sort of) and it's downright epic. As my friends i ... 7 photos[full story]
March 8th 2008Asia » Hong Kong » Lamma Island So, yesterday I spent the day at Lamma Island, which was pretty cool. That being said, I started it out pretty lazily, not leaving the hostel until about 8:30am (btw, Kim, that towel you gave me is ). ... [full story]
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