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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]
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] Blog: Hong Kong - Part 2
Date: September 21st 2004
I have adjusted well to my first few weeks. I started teaching last week. The first thing I needed to do was to find out all the kids English names. There are some real weird ones like: No-no, Yo-yo, Kinki, Chili, Osama, Lola, Wing and Christ. Osama is the name of several of the East Indian students (who speak perfect Chinese - weird). The children call me "Jim Go-Ga", which apparently means ... read more
Date: September 21st 2004
I have adjusted well to my first few weeks. I started teaching last week. The first thing I needed to do was to find out all the kids English names. There are some real weird ones like: No-no, Yo-yo, Kinki, Chili, Osama, Lola, Wing and Christ. Osama is the name of several of the East Indian students (who speak perfect Chinese - weird). The children call me "Jim Go-Ga", which apparently means ... read more
