The City

Wrapping Things Up in Hong Kong

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January 12th 2014
We made our way from our Manila hostel to the Manila airport by taxi trouble free, and then went about trying to spend the rest of our pesos. We didn't have enough that it would have been worth converting into Hong Kong dollars (losing a bunch to the exchange counter thugs in the process) and definitely not into Canadian dollars (where we would likely get an even worse rate). So the only logica ... read more

Asia » Hong Kong

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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