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Lectures - Environment Sustainability and Walled Cities / Field Trip, Basin Food in a Walled City

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July 7th 2011
There were two lectures today. One at the Hong Kong Institute of Education on Environment and Sustainability, the other at a walled city in the New Territories on the culture of walled cities. The lecture on environment was interesting, however, I was slightly disappointed because it did not concentrate much on the specifics of Hong Kong and China in general. As we just traveled in Beijing, I was ... 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