The Happy Travelers

Hong Kong, China Day 3

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March 12th 2010
Good morning to our last day in Hong Kong! One other thing to mention is the unit of currencies here are the Hong Kong Dollar and the Chinese Yuan Renminbi. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority performs the functions of a central bank and authorizes three commercial banks: The Bank of China, HSBC and the Standard Chartered Bank, to issue Hong Kong dollars. The terms of the Sino-British Joint Declarati ... 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