Hong Kong
October 18th 2010 After a relaxing weekend spent with my cousin and her family, we headed for Hong Kong.
Even though Hong Kong was right next to China, it was made a British Colony as part of the treaty that ended the Opium Wars in 1898. The British were given a 99 year lease and built a flourishing colony in the heart of Asia. In 1997, the lease expired and Hong Kong reverted to China. I am uncertain how i
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