Hong Kong
Great Cities of the World takes you on a trip around the globe to discover the world's largest, most important and prominent cities. Each title explores the history, landmarks, culture, and economy of a city and introduces readers to the people who live there. In addition to informative text illustrated with up-to-date, full-color photography, Great Cities of the World titles feature time lines, statistics, excerpts from primary sources, and sources of further information.
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Contents
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Introduction
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People of Hong Kong
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14 |
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Living in Hong Kong
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22 |
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Copyright
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airport areas back to China Beijing British colony building Bun Festival Cantonese Cantopop Causeway Bay Central Chek Lap Kok Cheung Chau chief executive China and Britain Chinese mainland Chinese opera Chris Patten Communists cuisine Daoist Dim sum economic feng shui Five Clans governor of Hong Guangdong Canton Hakka handover in 1997 HKAPA Hoklo Hong Kong Academy Hong Kong became Hong Kong Chinese Hong Kong citizens Hong Kong government Hong Kong Island housing huge immigrants important Japanese Kong's Kowloon land Lantau Island Legislative Council live mainland China Manufacturing Mao Zedong Market miles Ming Mongkok Mosque noise opium People's Republic percent percent-is population of Hong Qing dynasty Republic of China Sha Tin South China Sea Special Administrative Region spectacular Sun Yat-sen Tanka Territories Tiananmen Square Today tourists trade Triads Tsim Shah Tsui Tung Chee-Hwa University of Hong Victoria Harbour Victoria Peak