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.
July 6th 2008Asia » Hong Kong » Sha Tin
On Thursday, just as I was getting ready for a full day of exploration, the maid brings my attention to something my brain had actually registered but not processed (pre-coffee morning kinda stu ... [full story]
June 19th 2008Asia » Hong Kong » Sha Tin Okay, thats it for the first part. There will be no trip to Shanghai, which I have to say is somewhat of a shame, but I can at least say I am the proud owner of a China Visa. Maybe I can sell it on ... [full story]
June 15th 2008Asia » Hong Kong » Sha Tin Its Fathers Day, but I guess the title's a big giveaway on that one.
Okay, let me make a confession...... today for me is, well, its not like its Mothers Day is it. This is one that the Americans ... [full story]
June 14th 2008Asia » Hong Kong » Sha Tin As part of this learning experience, my Irish colleague Tom has enlightened us all over the past couple of weeks with a learning framework which he is eager to stress is not of his own making. This f ... [full story]
June 14th 2008Asia » Hong Kong » Sha Tin So, weekend 2 is here. had a good lie in bed, watched some baseball - I need to understand the rules as I'm going to a game when we go to the States - and now I look out of my hotel room to a glum da ... [full story]
June 11th 2008Asia » Hong Kong » Sha Tin Well its been a quiet week so far on the social front, mainly because we are back at work.
Remember I told you about the umbrella - I've yet to open the damn thing! Its not coming back with me so ... [full story]
June 7th 2008Asia » Hong Kong » Sha Tin Saturday was a virtual washout. Can't say I've seen more rain in one downpour, and it lasted all day, with thunder and lightening to match.
So, we had to stay indoors. Dave and Sally went to watc ... [full story]
June 6th 2008Asia » Hong Kong » Sha Tin That's it... one week down, three to go.
To summarize, its been a hell of a week. So busy, so much to take in, but we've done a good job in my view. Its hard to concentrate so much for so long in ... [full story]
June 4th 2008Asia » Hong Kong » Sha Tin Its a bugger this one.
Been a busy day.. again. It seems that the norm is an 11 or 12 hour day, sod that for a game of samurai warriors!
I'll tell you something, the people here, and particular ... [full story]
June 3rd 2008Asia » Hong Kong » Sha Tin I have to be careful not to put in any work stuff in here. Its not the place for it really, and its not the reason why I wanted to do this.
Had about 3.5 hours sleep last night, so I'm knackered no ... [full story]
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