Hong Kong special administrative region of China . Situated on China's southern coast just south of Shenzhen , it consists of Hong Kong Island , Kowloon , and the New Territories . With 7.5 million residents in a 1,114-square-kilometre (430 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is the fourth-most densely populated region in the world.
Originally an area of farming and fishing villages, Hong Kong is now one of the world's most significant financial centres . Hong Kong is the world's third-ranked global financial centre behind New York City and London , the ninth-largest exporter, and the eighth-largest importer in the world. Its currency, the Hong Kong dollar , is the ninth-most traded currency globally. Home to the third-highest number of billionaires of any city in the world, Hong Kong has the second largest number of ultra high-net-worth individuals . The city has one of the highest per capita incomes , although severe income inequality still exists among the population.
Hong Kong has the most skyscrapers of any city in the world. Housing is consistently in high demand, making the city of Hong Kong the most expensive residential property market in the world and one of the most expensive cities in the world. It is also one of the most visited cities in the world . (Full article...
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception : 聖母無原罪主教座堂 ) is a late 19th-century English Gothic Revival church that serves as the cathedral of the Diocese of Hong Kong , which is effectively coterminous with the territory . It is located at 16 Caine Road , in the Mid-Levels area on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island .
Groundbreaking and construction of the cathedral began in 1883 after the previous cathedral, on Wellington Street at its junction with Pottinger Street , was destroyed by fire. Built from brick and stone, the new cathedral was designed by the London-based architectural firm Crawley and Company . The church opened on 7 December 1888, the day before the Feast of the Immaculate Conception , and was consecrated in 1938. Three years later, it was damaged during the Battle of Hong Kong , but remained untouched throughout the subsequent Japanese occupation which lasted until 1945. At the turn of the century, the cathedral underwent an extensive and costly programme of refurbishment, which was completed in 2002. The cathedral is listed as a Grade I historic building by the Antiquities and Monuments Office of the Hong Kong Government and the Antiquities Advisory Board . (Full article...
Leung Kwok-hung Chinese : 梁國雄 ; born 27 March 1956), also known by his nickname "Long Hair " (長毛 Legislative Council , representing the New Territories East . A Trotskyist in his youth, he was a founding member of the Revolutionary Marxist League . He became a political icon with his long hair and Che Guevara T-shirt in the protests before he was elected to the Legislative Council in 2004. In 2006, he co-founded a social democratic party, the League of Social Democrats (LSD) of which he was the chairman from 2012 to 2016.
In 2017, he announced his candidacy for the 2017 Chief Executive election , through unofficial public petition, but withdrew after failing to receive enough signatures. On 14 July 2017, Leung was disqualified by the court over his manner on oath of office at the inaugural meeting of the Legislative Council on 12 October 2016 as a result of the oath-taking controversy . (Full article...
The following are images from various Hong Kong-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 2 Pang uk in
Tai O ; Pang uks were built by the Tanka people, who had the tradition of living above water, and regarding it as an honour. (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 3 Hong Kong international airport was moved from Kai Tak to Chep Lap Kok. Photograph of Kai Tak taken the day after it closed. (from
History of Hong Kong )
Image 4 "Vase with floral scroll design", on show at the
Hong Kong Museum of Art (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 6 Aberdeen Harbour ; There, one could once catch a
sampan to the
Jumbo Floating Restaurant (which has since been shut down and sunk). (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 8 Lion Rock is a symbol of Hong Kong. There is a term,
獅子山下 (Beneath Lion Rock), which refers to the
collective memory of 20th century Hong Kong. (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 9 Flag of Hong Kong under British rule (from
History of Hong Kong )
Image 10 Japanese war criminals prepare for their transfer to
Stanley Prison (from
History of Hong Kong )
Image 12 Flag of Hong Kong under current Chinese rule (from
History of Hong Kong )
Image 14 Queueing for water in Hong Kong, July 1963 (from
History of Hong Kong )
Image 15 Tong laus in
Mongkok . Whist
tong laus can be seen throughout
Lingnan , they are especially common in Hong Kong. (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 16 Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Island in the 1860s (from
History of Hong Kong )
Image 17 By 1990, the
Kowloon Walled City contained 50,000 residents within its 2.6-hectare (6.4-acre) borders. (from
History of Hong Kong )
Image 19 Healthcare workers conducting mass COVID-19 testing in
Jordan (from
History of Hong Kong )
Image 21 Golden Bauhinia Square on Christmas night; the square has a giant golden statue of the Hong Kong orchid. (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 22 The graffiti work of
Tsang Tsou Choi , the "King of Kowloon" (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 25 1890 German map of Hong Kong,
Macau , and
Canton (Guangzhou) (from
History of Hong Kong )
Image 26 China Airlines Boeing 747 crash landed and ended up in the harbour. (from
History of Hong Kong )
Image 27 Happy Valley apartment blocks (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 28 People honouring gods in a
dajiao celebration, the Cheung Chau Bun Festival (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 29 Westernised stores such as
U2 are numerous. (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 30 Map of
Bao'an (Po On) County in 1866. It shows that Hong Kong and Shenzhen used to be a part of Bao'an County in the
Qing dynasty (from
History of Hong Kong )
Image 31 A statue of
McDull , a Hong Konge cartoon character. He has become a well known throughout East Asia. (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 33 Mahjong table setup (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
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