Hong Kong

HONG KONG!!!!

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April 4th 2007
(This blog was written about a year or so after I went to Hong Kong, so I may have missed quite a few things.) So after 5 days in Beijing, we decided to head to Hong Kong. My first impression of Hong Kong is ..... "I LOVE THIS CITY!!!". It has such a vibrant energy, lots to do, and after being in Beijing, it's kind of refreshing to hear people speak English again. After dropping our bags off at ... read more

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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... ... read more