Hong Kong

Horses are in the Olympics, too

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August 4th 2008
I met an Austrian woman eating street food and she's in Hong Kong working as a logistics and design person for the equestrian events for the Olympics. I'd noticed all of the jockey and horse billboards everywhere but just thought Hong Kong had some famous jockey competing. Turns out that all of the equestrian events will be held in Hong Kong. The Austrian said that more than 100 planes full of hor ... read more

Asia » Hong Kong » Kowloon

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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