Victoria Harbor from Kowloon at sunset

Skyscrapers and mountains in the mist

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June 26th 2007
Hong Kong Skyline over Victoria Harbor Hong Kong was in many ways, not the way I expected it to be. I knew the basic history - that it was a highly developed area which had been ruled by the British since the 1800's, and after the British lease had run out in 1997, had been handed back to China. The "one country, two systems" policy had been established with the hand-back in order to maintain the ... 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