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.^ And any other suggestions you or I may think of.- BBC - Richard Black's Earth Watch: Hu's talking: Who's listening? 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC www.bbc.co.uk [Source type: General]
^ For an overview see: http://www.wwviews.org/ From that page you can go to the results section (see links in a box on the right hand side).- BBC - Richard Black's Earth Watch: Hu's talking: Who's listening? 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC www.bbc.co.uk [Source type: General]
^ At 12:16pm on 27 Sep 2009 , davblo2 wrote: Concerning the worm report I think you have to look carefully to see how the article is written.- BBC - Richard Black's Earth Watch: Hu's talking: Who's listening? 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC www.bbc.co.uk [Source type: General]
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.^ Hong Kong, with a population of approximately seven million, is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC).- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) .- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ TAMTAM, Hong Kong people speak Chinese, not English.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the
Pearl River Delta and
South China Sea,
[8] it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour.
.^ Hong Kong people are so hard working * .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hi,Hong Kong is my dream.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Because I know I was born in Hong Kong, one of the most beautiful place in the world.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[9] .^ Hong Kong, with a population of approximately seven million, is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC).- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Much better than those postcard sell in hong kong bookstores , but maybe you could try the other theme like festivals in hong kong ......- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ This is real photography - much better than those yong girl model photos posted and discussed by most others in Hong Kong.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[10]
.^ Hong Kong is JUST besides Mainland China.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ With the mainstream press so foucsed on China's rapid economic rise one can easily forget what a wonderful toursit destination the country is with it's vast and varied landscapes.- China Photo Gallery by Gil Azouri at pbase.com 19 January 2010 8:49 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ He expressed the appreciation for China's great help to his country and hoped that the current visit will move forward the existing good relations between the two sides.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[11] .^ Hong Kong is the great city of the World.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Smog of pollutants over Hong Kong city, no problem, privatize the air space, "not the air" then privatize all of the cities governments remove all taxes, government funded by a extreme limited amount of cash printed by Hong Kong monetary authority free of charge.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.- Web Filters real target revealed P2P - BitTorrent - Peer to peer 15 September 2009 4:04 UTC forums.whirlpool.net.au [Source type: General]
[12] .^ According to an International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) survey, almost 25 percent of Hong Kong's labor force is unionized.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Reports indicate that the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions was consistently excluded from the labor advisory board.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[13]
.^ The law provides for the right to a fair trial, and an independent judiciary generally enforced this right.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The law provides for an independent judiciary, and the government generally respected judicial independence in practice.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The law provides for eventual universal suffrage in both chief executive and LegCo elections; however, in 2004 the NPCSC rejected universal suffrage in Hong Kong for the 2007 and 2008 elections.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[14] .^ I am an amateur photographer, learning the basics of taking pictures with DSLR. The photos of Hong Kong are giving me a real sense that night photography is the best way and the hardest way to take photos.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I think you can represent the Hong Kong Government for the promotion of Hong Kong!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ There were no formal restrictions on women's participation in the political system, and women held many lower-level government positions.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Polls conducted by the University of Hong Kong consistently found that over half of the respondents favored electing the chief executive and the entire legislature by universal suffrage in 2012.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ After the chief executive is selected by universal suffrage, the LegCo may be elected by universal suffrage.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ In April Donald Tsang was appointed as chief executive, and the mainland government approved his new cabinet in June.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Bills that affect government policy cannot be introduced without the chief executive's written consent.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Polls conducted by the University of Hong Kong consistently found that over half of the respondents favored electing the chief executive and the entire legislature by universal suffrage in 2012.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[15]
Hong Kong became a colony of the
British Empire after the
First Opium War (1839–1842).
.^ China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) .- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Sunset behind the Hong Kong Island .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Kowloon vs Hong Kong Island .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[16][17] .^ Macau, with a population of approximately 526,000, is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and enjoys a high degree of autonomy, except in defense and foreign affairs, under the SAR's constitution and the Basic Law.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong and the SAR's constitution, the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (the Basic Law), specify that Hong Kong will enjoy a high degree of autonomy except in matters of defense and foreign affairs.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Any amendments to the Hong Kong Basic Law regarding election of the chief executive and LegCo must obtain consent (the chief executive), approval by two-thirds of the LegCo, and then be submitted for approval (chief executive) or for the record (LegCo) to the NPCSC. If the methods for selecting the chief executive and electing the LegCo are not amended, then the existing methods shall continue to apply.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[18]
Etymology
.^ Hong Kong, with a population of approximately seven million, is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC).- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ TAMTAM, Hong Kong people speak Chinese, not English.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Although Shanghai also have a lot of beautiful scenes at night, such as the Bund, I think Hong Kong's night scene with Victoria Harbour is even better.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[19]
.^ "Public service announcements" frequently interrupted news items critical of the government, particularly in the south, where television programming from Hong Kong was available.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong's small Jewish community has excellent relations with the rest of society, and there were no reports of anti-Semitic acts during the year.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The citizens and government of Hong Kong now must devise an electoral process that will lead to universal suffrage and democratic elections in 2017 and 2020.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
The inlet was one of the first points of contact between British sailors and local fishermen.
[20]
.^ Victoria Harbour is the most breathtaking stretch of water.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[19] .^ Sunset behind the Hong Kong Island .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Kowloon vs Hong Kong Island .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Tai-Pan and Noble House , two novels about Hong Kong by James Clavell first got me interested in the Heart of Asia.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[21]
History
.^ Hong Kong, with a population of approximately seven million, is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC).- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) .- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The information was disseminated through organizations such as the Hong Kong-based Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy and the foreign-based Human Rights in China.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ I went back to Hong Kong for a holiday!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong is verry Beautiful place!!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Those pictures give me a thought of going back to Hong Kong from Toronto.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The rapids divided the Congo trade into an upper or waterborne segment and a lower or overland segment linking the pool with a series of ports along the coast both north and south of the [Congo] estuary itself...The main goods moving over this lower segment were salt from the coast and a mix of three European products: guns, gunpowder, and cloth.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ At 9:52pm on 22 Sep 2009 , beijing_2008 wrote: One can always count on ghostofsichuan to bring human rights into any discussion on China.- BBC - Richard Black's Earth Watch: Hu's talking: Who's listening? 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC www.bbc.co.uk [Source type: General]
^ Our informant explained that the Central African Republic is a very poor country, possibly with the lowest per capita income in the world.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[23]
Pre-20th century
Hong Kong in the late nineteenth century was a major trading post of the
British Empire.
.^ TAMTAM, Hong Kong people speak Chinese, not English.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong people are so hard working * .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I hope it will accomplish your hope in bringing more people to Hong Kong.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
The four big clans were the Liu, Man, Pang, and Tang.
.^ Numerous rival splinter groups sprang up in some territories, and French-supported competitors were established in others.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
With scant natural resources and hilly terrain, the indigenous peasants and fishermen survived on the island's few and precious assets until European visitors set foot on the territory and changed its history.
.^ The government's human rights record in Tibetan areas of China remained poor, and the level of repression of religious freedom increased.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Newly arrived prisoners or those who refused to acknowledge committing crimes were particularly vulnerable to beatings.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Kowloon vs Hong Kong Island .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Sunset behind the Hong Kong Island .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Its true, I fell in love with Hong Kong after touring and seeing these amazing places-- The Peak, Hong Kong Island skyscrapers, Disneyland..- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
The British established a
crown colony with the founding of
Victoria City the following year. In 1860, after China's defeat in the
Second Opium War, the
Kowloon Peninsula and
Stonecutter's Island were ceded to Britain under the
Convention of Peking.
.^ Sunset behind the Hong Kong Island .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Kowloon vs Hong Kong Island .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Lol, wow I lived in Hong Kong for 9 years and these photographs are just BEATIFUL !- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[28] Hong Kong's territory has remained unchanged to the present.
20th century onwards
.^ As a first time Hong Kong visistor my self i now think i did not need to go ; as all i had to do was to look at your pictures.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Tai-Pan and Noble House , two novels about Hong Kong by James Clavell first got me interested in the Heart of Asia.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I realized one of my dreams by going to Hong Kong for the first time a few months ago.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ All the Protestant missionaries, and the earliest Catholic ones, based their hopes of success on communicating with the Africans in their own language.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ "Planetary Boundaries - (cont'd)" The story of the young William Kamkwamba who "educated himself in his local library," is an inspiring one, but it also bears on the Population debate.- BBC - Richard Black's Earth Watch: Hu's talking: Who's listening? 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC www.bbc.co.uk [Source type: General]
[28]
.^ Hong Kong is the great city of the World.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The official currency was the CFA franc, which had been developed by the French government for its African colonies at the end of the Second World War.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ You bring out the glamarous side of Hong Kong to the World !!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
During the
Japanese occupation, civilians suffered widespread
food shortages,
rationing, and
hyper-inflation due to forced exchange of currency for military notes.
.^ This site has made me determined more than ever to live in Hong Kong.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Can Hong Kong use more Freedom, YES! = Ludwig von Mises Institute Please DON'T LET socialism pull Hong Kong down.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I hope it will accomplish your hope in bringing more people to Hong Kong.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[29]
.^ Hong Kong, with a population of approximately seven million, is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC).- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) .- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The information was disseminated through organizations such as the Hong Kong-based Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy and the foreign-based Human Rights in China.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Since its founding in 1949, it has been led by the Communist Party of China (CPC).- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The PRC asserts the Republic of China to be an illegitimate and supplanted entity and administratively categorizes Taiwan as the 23rd province of PRC. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China) .- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong, with a population of approximately seven million, is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC).- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[28] .^ I've always loved Hong Kong and have been visiting many times over the past 10 years now.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Prominent human rights activists critical of the mainland government also operated freely and maintained permanent resident status in Hong Kong.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I've lived in Hong Kong for many years, but now I'm in the U.S and these pictures really make me miss home!!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[28]
.^ Hong kong is a lovely p-lace to live in!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ L.A. ...i have a friend who lives in hong kong told me that sometimes you see the smog...- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Seeing your gallery makes me feel so fortunate living in such a beautiful city Growing up and seeing it changed to and becoming apart of hong kong makes me proud.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[30] The construction of
Shek Kip Mei Estate in 1953 marked the beginning of the
public housing estate programme, designed to cope with the huge influx of immigrants.
.^ And after all i visit Hong Kong every week from Shenzhen, China.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Macau, with a population of approximately 526,000, is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and enjoys a high degree of autonomy, except in defense and foreign affairs, under the SAR's constitution and the Basic Law.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ PRC authorities do not permit some Hong Kong human rights activists and prodemocracy legislators to visit the mainland.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[31] .^ Hong Kong flying high again!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong, with a population of approximately seven million, is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC).- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) .- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[32]
In 1983, Hong Kong was reclassified from a British crown colony to a
dependent territory.
.^ China government can do something within the mainland...- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Tai-Pan and Noble House , two novels about Hong Kong by James Clavell first got me interested in the Heart of Asia.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong, with a population of approximately seven million, is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC).- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Hong Kong, with a population of approximately seven million, is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC).- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong and the SAR's constitution, the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (the Basic Law), specify that Hong Kong will enjoy a high degree of autonomy except in matters of defense and foreign affairs.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ During the year women headed two of the country's 28 ministries.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ I am an amateur photographer, learning the basics of taking pictures with DSLR. The photos of Hong Kong are giving me a real sense that night photography is the best way and the hardest way to take photos.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The groups's lawyer argued that the principle had gained the status of customary international law and as such had been incorporated into Hong Kong's laws; the government countered that many other Asian countries were not signatories to the UN's refugee convention, which proved the principle had not gained the status of customary international law.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong and the SAR's constitution, the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (the Basic Law), specify that Hong Kong will enjoy a high degree of autonomy except in matters of defense and foreign affairs.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[28]
.^ Hong Kong is JUST besides Mainland China.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ China government can do something within the mainland...- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ On July 11, the secretary for constitutional and mainland affairs unveiled the details of the government's green paper on constitutional reform, thereby launching a three-month consultation period during which the government hoped to build consensus on the timeframe and roadmap for the implementation of universal suffrage for future chief executive and LegCo elections.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[34]
Governance
.^ The 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong and the SAR's constitution, the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (the Basic Law), specify that Hong Kong will enjoy a high degree of autonomy except in matters of defense and foreign affairs.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong flying high again!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Macau, with a population of approximately 526,000, is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and enjoys a high degree of autonomy, except in defense and foreign affairs, under the SAR's constitution and the Basic Law.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[35] .^ Our fourth fundamental argument in the declaration is to the effect that once the world's people are aware of the gravity of the situation, and its true dimension, they will "do the right thing."- BBC - Richard Black's Earth Watch: Hu's talking: Who's listening? 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC www.bbc.co.uk [Source type: General]
^ These so-called sultans were descendants of the Bandia and Vongara clans in the region who became rulers of the Nzakara and Zande peoples by at least the 18th century.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The Ngandu [Bantu people who live in the Lobaye region] moved into the area only 120 years ago...- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[36] .^ Hong Kong people are so hard working * .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The NPCSC's mechanism for interpretation is its Committee for the Basic Law, composed of six mainland and six Hong Kong members.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ As the final interpreter of the Basic Law, the NPCSC also has the power to self-initiate interpretations of the Basic Law.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[37]
.^ In March the Election Committee reelected Donald Tsang to chief executive.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Polls conducted by the University of Hong Kong consistently found that over half of the respondents favored electing the chief executive and the entire legislature by universal suffrage in 2012.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ After the chief executive is selected by universal suffrage, the LegCo may be elected by universal suffrage.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The NPCSC also determined that the current 50-50 ratio for directly elected geographic seats and indirectly elected functional constituency seats in LegCo must remain indefinitely in place.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Polls conducted by the University of Hong Kong consistently found that over half of the respondents favored electing the chief executive and the entire legislature by universal suffrage in 2012.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Interest groups in functional constituencies elected 10 others, and the chief executive appointed the remaining seven members.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ PRC authorities do not permit some Hong Kong human rights activists and prodemocracy legislators to visit the mainland.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) .- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Colonel Yambhala the president of the High Court in Bangui.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[41] .^ In April Donald Tsang was appointed as chief executive, and the mainland government approved his new cabinet in June.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The Basic Law stipulates that the chief executive appoints members of the Executive Council of the Macau Special Administrative Region from among the principal officials of the executive authorities, members of the legislature, and public figures.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Interest groups in functional constituencies elected 10 others, and the chief executive appointed the remaining seven members.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[14]
.^ In 2004 the NPC Standing Committee issued a self-initiated interpretation of the Basic Law and rejected universal suffrage for the 2007 Chief Executive and 2008 Legislative Council elections.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Its why I went with Engineering instead of Law or Politics as my university studies.- Web Filters real target revealed P2P - BitTorrent - Peer to peer 15 September 2009 4:04 UTC forums.whirlpool.net.au [Source type: General]
^ The decision ruled out the possibility of universal suffrage for the chief executive and LegCo in 2012 but explicitly noted that the election of the chief executive in the year 2017 may be implemented by universal suffrage.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ However, the constitutional proposals met with fierce criticism from the opposition.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In addition, many local laws carry specific prohibitions against discrimination, although there is no specific law for combating discrimination.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The law does not prohibit religious believers from holding public office; however, party membership is required for almost all high-level positions in government, state-owned businesses, and many official organizations.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[18][42][43] .^ I really feel hong kong's night scene is the BEST in the world.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Tai-Pan and Noble House , two novels about Hong Kong by James Clavell first got me interested in the Heart of Asia.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I feel so good to see such beautiful scene of Hong Kong.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[44]
Legal system and judiciary
.^ Hong Kong is JUST besides Mainland China.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ PRC authorities do not permit some Hong Kong human rights activists and prodemocracy legislators to visit the mainland.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong, with a population of approximately seven million, is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC).- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Her legal system is completely independent from the
legal system of China.
[45] .^ PRC authorities do not permit some Hong Kong human rights activists and prodemocracy legislators to visit the mainland.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Much better than those postcard sell in hong kong bookstores , but maybe you could try the other theme like festivals in hong kong ......- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ These courts handle criminal, civil, and administrative cases, including appeals of decisions by police and security officials to use reeducation‑through-labor and other forms of administrative detention.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[14]
.^ China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) .- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The security apparatus is made up of the Ministries of State Security and Public Security, the People's Armed Police, the People's Liberation Army (PLA), and the state judicial, procuratorial, and penal systems.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Polls conducted by the University of Hong Kong consistently found that over half of the respondents favored electing the chief executive and the entire legislature by universal suffrage in 2012.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[41] Other adjudicative bodies include the Lands Tribunal, the Magistrates' Courts, the Juvenile Court, the Coroner's Court, the Labour Tribunal, the Small Claims Tribunal, and the Obscene Articles Tribunal.
[41] .^ In April Donald Tsang was appointed as chief executive, and the mainland government approved his new cabinet in June.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Polls conducted by the University of Hong Kong consistently found that over half of the respondents favored electing the chief executive and the entire legislature by universal suffrage in 2012.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ On December 29, the PRC's NPCSC officially provided a possible timeline for Hong Kong's transition to election by universal suffrage of its chief executive in 2017 and the LegCo in 2020.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[14]
.^ Between June and September 2006, the government improved cooperation with Vietnamese authorities, jointly disrupting 13 trafficking networks and rescuing 193 victims.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Nonattorney legal advisors and government employees provided the only legal aid options in many areas.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The Labor Department provided assistance and legal advice to workers upon request.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[45] .^ According to official statistics, 95,052 administrative lawsuits were filed against the government in 2006, slightly fewer than in the previous year.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ All these people running around like chooks with their heads chopped off over these filters should be more concerned with the iiNet court case.- Web Filters real target revealed P2P - BitTorrent - Peer to peer 15 September 2009 4:04 UTC forums.whirlpool.net.au [Source type: General]
^ Workers who believed they were dismissed unlawfully may bring a case to court or lodge a complaint with the Labor Department or the high commissioner against corruption and administrative illegality, who also functions as an ombudsman.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[45] As protector of the
public interest, it may apply for
judicial reviews and may intervene in any cases involving greater public interest.
[46] .^ The law states that the courts shall exercise judicial power independently, without interference from administrative organs, social organizations, and individuals.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Macau, with a population of approximately 526,000, is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and enjoys a high degree of autonomy, except in defense and foreign affairs, under the SAR's constitution and the Basic Law.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The government controlled curricula, texts, and other course materials as well as the publication of historically or politically sensitive academic books (see Protection of Cultural Heritage).- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[47]
Administrative districts
Statistics
| New Territories |
| No. |
District |
Population[48] |
Area[49] |
| 1. |
Islands |
138,900 |
175.03 km2 (67.58 sq mi) |
| 2. |
Kwai Tsing |
510,300 |
21.82 km2 (8.42 sq mi) |
| 3. |
North |
287,700 |
137.31 km2 (53.02 sq mi) |
| 4. |
Sai Kung |
407,300 |
136.39 km2 (52.66 sq mi) |
| 5. |
Sha Tin |
606,700 |
69.46 km2 (26.82 sq mi) |
| 6. |
Tai Po |
292,700 |
147.42 km2 (56.92 sq mi) |
| 7. |
Tsuen Wan |
292,300 |
60.7 km2 (23.44 sq mi) |
| 8. |
Tuen Mun |
493,800 |
84.45 km2 (32.61 sq mi) |
| 9. |
Yuen Long |
533,300 |
138.43 km2 (53.45 sq mi) |
| Kowloon |
| No. |
District |
Population |
Area |
| 10. |
Kowloon City |
359,400 |
9.97 km2 (3.85 sq mi) |
| 11. |
Kwun Tong |
579,400 |
11.05 km2 (4.27 sq mi) |
| 12. |
Sham Shui Po |
365,600 |
9.48 km2 (3.66 sq mi) |
| 13. |
Wong Tai Sin |
421,900 |
9.36 km2 (3.61 sq mi) |
| 14. |
Yau Tsim Mong |
285,300 |
6.85 km2 (2.64 sq mi) |
| Hong Kong Island |
| No. |
District |
Population |
Area |
| 15. |
Central and Western |
253,100 |
12.52 km2 (4.83 sq mi) |
| 16. |
Eastern |
588,700 |
18.81 km2 (7.26 sq mi) |
| 17. |
Southern |
275,700 |
38.95 km2 (15.04 sq mi) |
| 18. |
Wan Chai |
155,700 |
10.02 km2 (3.87 sq mi) |
.^ Hong Kong, I will be there soon!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ There is no such thing in Australia.- Web Filters real target revealed P2P - BitTorrent - Peer to peer 15 September 2009 4:04 UTC forums.whirlpool.net.au [Source type: General]
^ There will no place i call home expect hong kong.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ I think you can represent the Hong Kong Government for the promotion of Hong Kong!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ District councils are responsible for advising the government on matters affecting the well-being of district residents, the provision and use of public facilities, and the use of public funds allocated for local public works and community activities.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Conditions in administrative detention facilities, such as reeducation-through-labor camps, were similar to those in regular prisons.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[50]
.^ In April Donald Tsang was appointed as chief executive, and the mainland government approved his new cabinet in June.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In March the Election Committee reelected Donald Tsang to chief executive.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Polls conducted by the University of Hong Kong consistently found that over half of the respondents favored electing the chief executive and the entire legislature by universal suffrage in 2012.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[50] .^ The government supported children's rights and welfare through well-funded systems of public education, medical care, and protective services.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The law stipulates that the Public Prosecutions Office's functions be carried out without government interference, and the government respected the law in practice.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In response the government began offering limited allowances to adult claimants through its social welfare department.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[51]
Military
.^ L.A. ...i have a friend who lives in hong kong told me that sometimes you see the smog...- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The distracted and unbalanced President, Tombalbaye, appealed to France for help and a French garrison was despatched, later reinforced substantially and placed under the command of a general, Cortadellas.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The chief executive, the president of the Legislative Council (LegCo), and the chief justice nominate the Hong Kong members.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[52] .^ The PRC asserts the Republic of China to be an illegitimate and supplanted entity and administratively categorizes Taiwan as the 23rd province of PRC. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China) .- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ BANGUI, 7 Jul 2004 (IRIN) - The People's Republic of China has donated equipment worth US $4 million to the Central African Republic (CAR), state-owned Radio Centrafrique reported on Tuesday.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Macau, with a population of approximately 526,000, is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and enjoys a high degree of autonomy, except in defense and foreign affairs, under the SAR's constitution and the Basic Law.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[17]
.^ Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.- Web Filters real target revealed P2P - BitTorrent - Peer to peer 15 September 2009 4:04 UTC forums.whirlpool.net.au [Source type: General]
^ In addition, many local laws carry specific prohibitions against discrimination, although there is no specific law for combating discrimination.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The law affords no right to remain silent, no protection against double jeopardy, and no rules governing the type of evidence that may be introduced.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ PRC authorities do not permit some Hong Kong human rights activists and prodemocracy legislators to visit the mainland.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ He appoints members of the government and may terminate their functions; he is head of all administrative services and makes appointments to state posts; he promulgates laws and has power to issue regulations; he ensures the maintenance of law and order and may proclaim a state of emergency.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong, with a population of approximately seven million, is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC).- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
The PRC government is responsible for the costs of maintaining the garrison.
[18]
Geography and climate
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.
^ Urban centers develop around the industrial activities and forest resources that local people depend upon are rapidly depleted, he said.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ It was particularly difficult for peasants from rural areas to obtain household registration in more economically developed urban areas.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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Areas of urban development and vegetation are visible in this false-colour satellite image.
.^ Hi,Hong Kong is my dream.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) .- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I love my Hong Kong and will always do.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The state, however, is an artefact encapsulating a largely Moslem nomad population in the North and Christian or animist negro agriculturalists in the South and West.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The principal trade routes were the north-south axis following the valley of the Nile from Sennar to Aswan and beyond, and an east-west axis staying close to the desert along the whole of the savanna belt.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ These [South/West populations] provided the ruling groups at independence but were faced from 1968 with an insurrectionary movement, FLOLINAT, drawing increasingly on Libyan support, in the North.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Polls conducted by the University of Hong Kong consistently found that over half of the respondents favored electing the chief executive and the entire legislature by universal suffrage in 2012.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ "Public service announcements" frequently interrupted news items critical of the government, particularly in the south, where television programming from Hong Kong was available.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Reports indicate that the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions was consistently excluded from the labor advisory board.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Of the total area, 1,054 km
2 (407 sq mi) is land and 50 km
2 (19 sq mi) is inland water. In addition Hong Kong claims
territorial waters to a distance of 3 nautical miles (5.6 km).
.^ Hong Kong is the great city of the World.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ You bring out the glamarous side of Hong Kong to the World !!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I really feel hong kong's night scene is the BEST in the world.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[3][8]
.^ Too much night light in Hong Kong!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I miss Hong Kong very much.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong is a developed country and its sooooooooo atractive country.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[53] .^ Sunset behind the Hong Kong Island .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Kowloon vs Hong Kong Island .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Very beautiful picture of the island of Hong Kong.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[54] The highest elevation in the territory is at
Tai Mo Shan, at a height of 957 metres (3,140 ft) above sea level.
[55] .^ The heart of the Congo River trade was the market at Stanley Pool, the crucial transit point where boat transportation toward the coast was blocked by the long stretch of the Congo Rapids.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The law provides for eventual universal suffrage in both chief executive and LegCo elections; however, in 2004 the NPCSC rejected universal suffrage in Hong Kong for the 2007 and 2008 elections.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[56]
.^ Too much night light in Hong Kong!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I miss hong kong very much...- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I miss Hong Kong very much.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The overwhelming majority were women, although an increasing number of young men were coming to Hong Kong to work as homosexual prostitutes.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In response to increased awareness of the problem of domestic violence, there was a growing number of shelters for victims.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Seeing your gallery makes me feel so fortunate living in such a beautiful city Growing up and seeing it changed to and becoming apart of hong kong makes me proud.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Approximately 80% of the
city's smog originates from other parts of the Pearl River Delta.
[58]
.^ Lol, wow I lived in Hong Kong for 9 years and these photographs are just BEATIFUL !- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ We have just come back from a trip through Hong Kong.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I just came back from Hong Kong, its one of the most beautiful cities in the world!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Summer is hot and humid with occasional showers and thunderstorms, and warm air coming from the southwest. It is also the time when
typhoons are most likely, sometimes resulting in flooding or landslides. Winter weather usually starts sunny and becomes cloudier towards February, with the occasional cold front bringing strong, cooling winds from the north.
.^ Detentions generally lasted for several months, although in most cases no formal charges were brought.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[59] .^ It also prohibits overtime work in excess of three hours per day or 36 hours per month and mandates a required percentage of additional pay for overtime work.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The regulations limit work hours in the manufacturing sector for persons 15 to 17 years of age to eight hours per day and 48 hours per week between 7 a.m.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong's small Jewish community has excellent relations with the rest of society, and there were no reports of anti-Semitic acts during the year.- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.state.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[61]
A view from Hong Kong Island, looking north over Central district, the harbour and Kowloon
Climate data for Hong Kong
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Average high °C (°F) |
18.6
(65) |
18.6
(65) |
21.5
(71) |
25.1
(77) |
28.4
(83) |
30.4
(87) |
31.3
(88) |
31.1
(88) |
30.2
(86) |
27.7
(82) |
24.0
(75) |
20.3
(69) |
25.6
(78) |
| Average low °C (°F) |
14.1
(57) |
14.4
(58) |
16.9
(62) |
20.6
(69) |
23.9
(75) |
26.1
(79) |
26.7
(80) |
26.4
(80) |
25.6
(78) |
23.4
(74) |
19.4
(67) |
15.7
(60) |
21.1
(70) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) |
24.9
(0.98) |
52.3
(2.06) |
71.4
(2.81) |
188.5
(7.42) |
329.5
(12.97) |
388.1
(15.28) |
374.4
(14.74) |
444.6
(17.5) |
287.5
(11.32) |
151.9
(5.98) |
35.1
(1.38) |
34.5
(1.36) |
2,382.7
(93.81) |
| Sunshine hours |
141.7 |
93.8 |
89.6 |
101.8 |
138.6 |
158.3 |
214.9 |
189.7 |
171.8 |
191.1 |
178.2 |
173.3 |
1,842.9 |
| % Humidity |
73 |
78 |
82 |
83 |
84 |
82 |
81 |
82 |
79 |
74 |
70 |
69 |
78 |
| Avg. rainy days |
5.6 |
9.5 |
10.5 |
11.7 |
15.5 |
18.8 |
17.8 |
17.4 |
14.8 |
8.1 |
5.7 |
4.3 |
139.7 |
| Source: Hong Kong Observatory[62] 2008 |
Economy
Hong Kong is one of the world's leading financial centers.
[63] Its highly developed
capitalist economy has been ranked the freest in the world by the
Index of Economic Freedom for 15 consecutive years.
[64][65][66] .^ One of the most horrendous developments that we have experienced in the last 15 years is the dramatic explosion in the global trade of child sexual abuse images on the internet.- Web Filters real target revealed P2P - BitTorrent - Peer to peer 15 September 2009 4:04 UTC forums.whirlpool.net.au [Source type: General]
.^ I was born and grown up in Hong Kong...- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong is really a good city, enliven in our times and have as dazzling " Oriental Pearl " in China, really make us proud of it!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ As a first time Hong Kong visistor my self i now think i did not need to go ; as all i had to do was to look at your pictures.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[67][68]
.^ If the local textile industry could be expanded, it might provide a more reliable outlet for the increasing local cotton production than the unstable world market can offer.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[69] Hong Kong's currency is the
Hong Kong dollar, which has been
pegged to the U.S. dollar since 1983.
[70]
.^ Secondly there is to be a public marketing agency to compete as a buyer in the field against the existing private sector coffee dealers.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ If foreign suppliers are feeling the strain in this way, then the payment pressure on local private sector suppliers, who rely heavily on government business, must be even greater.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ There had been suggestions that this operation should be transferred entirely to the private sector, but the government wants to ensure that the house remains independent of the two large private coffee houses which dominate the market at present (the other players are called minnows).- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ His economic policies have at various times included both laissez-faire and dirigiste elements.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Please get pictures or a picture of a Rolls-Royce in Hong Kong it is the Rolls-Royce capital of the world!!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I know Hong Kong is a very pretty place, but, those pic are even more prettier under your camera!!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Hong Kong is the great city of the World.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The official currency was the CFA franc, which had been developed by the French government for its African colonies at the end of the Second World War.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ You bring out the glamarous side of Hong Kong to the World !!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[71]
.^ Seeing your gallery makes me feel so fortunate living in such a beautiful city Growing up and seeing it changed to and becoming apart of hong kong makes me proud.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ But I hope Chinese can try to become a race with moral, not trying to bring anying bad habits into Hong Kong.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I'm believed that the prosperous continuously of Hong Kong will bring more opportunities to us ,and China will become the most outstanding country in the world!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ I am not a native, but have visited HK couple of times, and everytime after I left, I got that deep longing for HK. Hong Kong is my soul.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Thomas Jefferson Long may the Republic of Hong Kong be bright with Freedom's Holy Light.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ We will be going first to Beijing but will end up in Hong Kong.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[72][73]
.^ The Tio people lived from trade, the manufacture of jewelry, and tobacco growing to supply caravans bound for the coast; they imported most of their food from the surrounding region.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The move was pushed by the International Monetary Fund and World Bank as a key measure to reduce imports and to boost exports such as coffee, diamonds, and timber by making the prices of these products more competitive on world markets.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Production and Trade In 1990, US$ 3 million was spent importing tobacco products (0.7% of all import costs), while US$ 1.1 million was earned from tobacco exports (0.5% of all export earnings).- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Tobacco production, trade and industry Agriculture In 1990, 560 hectares were harvested for tobacco (0.03% of total arable land), down from 800 hectares in 1985.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Hong Kong is the great city of the World.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ You bring out the glamarous side of Hong Kong to the World !!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I really feel hong kong's night scene is the BEST in the world.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[75] .^ Too much night light in Hong Kong!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong is JUST besides Mainland China.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I miss Hong Kong very much.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ I am now in the Phillipines, a Hong Kong citizen.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Even after 27 visits to Hong Kong, she still looks good in pictures!!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I only wish I could have a martini with him right now in Hong Kong!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
At the end of 2007, there were 3.46 million people employed full-time, with the unemployment rate averaging 4.1%, the fourth straight year of decline.
[76] .^ I am now in the Phillipines, a Hong Kong citizen.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ US now, hong kong is just the only place that i will ever missed.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ As a first time Hong Kong visistor my self i now think i did not need to go ; as all i had to do was to look at your pictures.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Hong Kong is JUST besides Mainland China.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Geographically, it is the largest country in area in East Asia and the fourth largest in the world after Russia, Canada and the United States.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I'm believed that the prosperous continuously of Hong Kong will bring more opportunities to us ,and China will become the most outstanding country in the world!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[3][77]
.^ Hong Kong is the most superior city in the world.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong is really a amazing city !- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Sunset behind the Hong Kong Island .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Its paradise, i had been in Hong Kong in 2007, these pictures have recalled all the memories.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ See you at the Eric Clapton concert Hong Kong, January 17, 2007.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[78] In 2009, Hong Kong was ranked third in the
Ease of Doing Business Index.
[79]
Demographics
The territory's population is 7.03 million.
.^ Both women and children are excluded from its use, at any rate.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[80] .^ Hong Kong :( i wish i could live there for a few years!!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong, I will be there soon!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong is JUST besides Mainland China.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ TAMTAM, Hong Kong people speak Chinese, not English.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong people are so hard working * .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I hope it will accomplish your hope in bringing more people to Hong Kong.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
The remaining 5% of the population is composed of non-ethnic Chinese forming a highly visible group despite their smaller numbers.
[82] .^ The article also states - "The figure of 20,000 doesn't represent that there were 20,000 hits on the actual child-pornography IP [addresses in that range]," Linton said.- Web Filters real target revealed P2P - BitTorrent - Peer to peer 15 September 2009 4:04 UTC forums.whirlpool.net.au [Source type: General]
[83]
There is a
South Asian population of
Indians,
Pakistanis and
Nepalese. Some
Vietnamese refugees have become permanent residents of Hong Kong. There are also a number of Europeans (mostly
British),
Americans, Australians,
Canadians,
Japanese, and
Koreans working in the city's commercial and financial sector.
[84] .^ Hong Kong residents .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong is JUST besides Mainland China.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The free net nanny software was a great idea it allowed the parents to have control over what their children did and didn't see, if they wanted to.- Web Filters real target revealed P2P - BitTorrent - Peer to peer 15 September 2009 4:04 UTC forums.whirlpool.net.au [Source type: General]
[42]
.^ But I hope Chinese can try to become a race with moral, not trying to bring anying bad habits into Hong Kong.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ TAMTAM, Hong Kong people speak Chinese, not English.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Three of the places I've been to and have great pictures are Guizhou Province which is close to the Province where some of your pictures were taken, Hong Kong and Beijing where of course I went to the Great Wall, etc .- China Photo Gallery by Gil Azouri at pbase.com 19 January 2010 8:49 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[85] English is also an official language, and according to a 1996 by-census is spoken by 3.1% of the population as an everyday language and by 34.9% of the population as a second language.
[86] .^ Can someone tell me how easy it is for an overseas Chinese to get a job in HK? I live in the United States, speak both English and Mandarin, and am willing to take on any job just so I can live in HK for a while.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Hong Kong is JUST besides Mainland China.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong is really a good city, enliven in our times and have as dazzling " Oriental Pearl " in China, really make us proud of it!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I used to live in hong kongin the 1960"s father got a promotion in his job to work at kowloon, been fasinated with hong kong skyscrapers ever since!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[87]
.^ Hong Kong flying high again!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Can Hong Kong use more Freedom, YES! = Ludwig von Mises Institute Please DON'T LET socialism pull Hong Kong down.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I am an amateur photographer, learning the basics of taking pictures with DSLR. The photos of Hong Kong are giving me a real sense that night photography is the best way and the hardest way to take photos.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
90% of Hong Kong's population practises a
mix of local religions,
[3] most prominently
Buddhism (mainly
Chinese Mahayana),
Confucianism, and
Taoism.
[88][89][90] .^ On the other hand, the number of cultivators decreased, falling from 99,000 to 91,000...- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ At present [1991] they just about divide the market, with a total sales (chiffre d'affaires) of about 9 billion (milliard, a thousand million) CFA a year.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ All the Protestant missionaries, and the earliest Catholic ones, based their hopes of success on communicating with the Africans in their own language.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[94] There are also
Sikh,
Muslim,
Jewish,
Hindu and
Bahá'í communities.
[91] Religious freedom after the 1997 handover is guaranteed under the Basic Law. The practice of
Falun Gong is tolerated; the
Anglican and
Roman Catholic churches each freely appointing its own bishops, unlike in mainland China.
[95]
Education
HKUST Campus as seen from Port Shelter
.^ The Program for International Student Assessment ranked Hong Kong's education system as the second best in the world, make it first in the world, Eliminate all public schools and the Education Bureau, and eliminate Public rental housing: 31.0% Housing Authority subsidized sale flats: 17.1% Housing Society subsidized sale flats: 0.7% All this is just a start!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Although Hong Kong is only a little piece of the world, but the people here, and the place brings the toppest things to the world.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong International Airport - The place that brings us back and forth * .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
The government maintains a policy in which the
medium of instruction is Cantonese (母語教學),
[97] with written Chinese and English. In secondary schools, 'biliterate and trilingual' proficiency is emphasised, and
Mandarin language education has been increasing.
[98] .^ I really feel hong kong's night scene is the BEST in the world.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Nice Pics Hong Kong is the best!!!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The best view of Hong Kong from the Peak .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[99]
.^ The Program for International Student Assessment ranked Hong Kong's education system as the second best in the world, make it first in the world, Eliminate all public schools and the Education Bureau, and eliminate Public rental housing: 31.0% Housing Authority subsidized sale flats: 17.1% Housing Society subsidized sale flats: 0.7% All this is just a start!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I lived in Hong Kong just before 'Franky' - he and myself went to St. George's (BFES) School.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Lol, wow I lived in Hong Kong for 9 years and these photographs are just BEATIFUL !- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Tai-Pan and Noble House , two novels about Hong Kong by James Clavell first got me interested in the Heart of Asia.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong :( i wish i could live there for a few years!!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[100]
.^ Sure the filter won't prevent all forms of p2p and whatnot but it's the start.- Web Filters real target revealed P2P - BitTorrent - Peer to peer 15 September 2009 4:04 UTC forums.whirlpool.net.au [Source type: General]
.^ This site has made me determined more than ever to live in Hong Kong.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Smog of pollutants over Hong Kong city, no problem, privatize the air space, "not the air" then privatize all of the cities governments remove all taxes, government funded by a extreme limited amount of cash printed by Hong Kong monetary authority free of charge.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Can Hong Kong use more Freedom, YES! = Ludwig von Mises Institute Please DON'T LET socialism pull Hong Kong down.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Outside this system are the schools under the
Direct Subsidy Scheme and private
international schools.
.^ Hong Kong, I will be there soon!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ There's also that word called 'the future' – is some bright spark of a politican going to suddenly then start deciding what we can or can't say to each other on a personal or written level – both privately and in public forums such as this.- Web Filters real target revealed P2P - BitTorrent - Peer to peer 15 September 2009 4:04 UTC forums.whirlpool.net.au [Source type: General]
^ Can Hong Kong use more Freedom, YES! = Ludwig von Mises Institute Please DON'T LET socialism pull Hong Kong down.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Hong Kong is the great city of the World.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The Program for International Student Assessment ranked Hong Kong's education system as the second best in the world, make it first in the world, Eliminate all public schools and the Education Bureau, and eliminate Public rental housing: 31.0% Housing Authority subsidized sale flats: 17.1% Housing Society subsidized sale flats: 0.7% All this is just a start!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong is really a good city, enliven in our times and have as dazzling " Oriental Pearl " in China, really make us proud of it!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[103] The
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology and
Chinese University of Hong Kong are ranked 35 and 46, respectively, making them rank 4th and 2nd, respectively, in Asia.
[103]
Culture
.^ Hong Kong is verry Beautiful place!!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Very proud indeed of the fact that I was born, brought up (under both the traditional Chinese culture and philosophy and the rather liberal and broad-minded western way), educated bi-lingually, had worked, got married and even gave birth to my son in this wonderful place called Hong Kong - our hometown!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Although Hong Kong is only a little piece of the world, but the people here, and the place brings the toppest things to the world.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[104] One of the more noticeable contradictions is Hong Kong's balancing of a modernised way of life with traditional Chinese practices. Concepts like
feng shui are taken very seriously, with expensive construction projects often hiring expert consultants, and are often believed to make or break a business.
[105] .^ They were able to elect about 20 Africans to that assembly; while other Africans were elected to a less important but still useful platform of opinion, in Paris - the Assembly of the French Union.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
The fusion of east and west also characterises Hong Kong's cuisine, where
dim sum,
hot pot and
fast food restaurants coexist with
haute cuisine.
[106]
.^ Hong Kong flying high again!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ There will no place i call home expect hong kong.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ As you said, Hong Kong is just beautiful itself and everything can take good pictures of her!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Several
Hollywood performers and martial artists have originated from
Hong Kong cinema, notably
Bruce Lee,
Jackie Chan,
Chow Yun-Fat, and
Yuen Woo-ping.
.^ I feel so good to see such beautiful scene of Hong Kong.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I am an amateur photographer, learning the basics of taking pictures with DSLR. The photos of Hong Kong are giving me a real sense that night photography is the best way and the hardest way to take photos.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Thomas Jefferson Way to go Hong Kong!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[107] Homegrown films such as
Chungking Express,
Infernal Affairs,
Shaolin Soccer,
Rumble in the Bronx, and
In the Mood for Love have gained international recognition. Hong Kong is the centre for
Cantopop music, which draws its influence from other forms of
Chinese music and Western genres, and has a multinational fanbase.
[108]
.^ Can Hong Kong use more Freedom, YES! = Ludwig von Mises Institute Please DON'T LET socialism pull Hong Kong down.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I feel so good to see such beautiful scene of Hong Kong.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I think you can represent the Hong Kong Government for the promotion of Hong Kong!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Also, the government's
Leisure and Cultural Services Department subsidises and sponsors international performers brought to Hong Kong.
.^ The meeting was organised jointly by the government and the Comité International pour le Respect et l'Application des Droits de l'Homme (Cirac).- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Tai-Pan and Noble House , two novels about Hong Kong by James Clavell first got me interested in the Heart of Asia.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Fantastic photographs, spent two years in hong kong, best two years of my life, also got married there in 1981, been back a few times since then .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ We are going to Hong Kong in two months....Thanks for the preview pictures!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ If foreign suppliers are feeling the strain in this way, then the payment pressure on local private sector suppliers, who rely heavily on government business, must be even greater.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[109] The production of Hong Kong's soap dramas, comedy series and variety shows reach audiences throughout the Chinese-speaking world.
.^ TAMTAM, Hong Kong people speak Chinese, not English.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ But I hope Chinese can try to become a race with moral, not trying to bring anying bad habits into Hong Kong.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Can someone tell me how easy it is for an overseas Chinese to get a job in HK? I live in the United States, speak both English and Mandarin, and am willing to take on any job just so I can live in HK for a while.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The PRC-71 is comprised of a four transceiver set, each is 100% solid state, & may be combined or operated individually with self contained batteries.- PRCLIST PRC MILITARY RADIO LISTING 1 February 2010 3:43 UTC www.qsl.net [Source type: Reference]
[110]
.^ I'm believed that the prosperous continuously of Hong Kong will bring more opportunities to us ,and China will become the most outstanding country in the world!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong long always being a mystic land with a cultural blend of Sino-Anglican remnance...with a touch of Asian flavor !- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I loved hong kong since I was there as a child in the 1960s I was fasinated by the tall blocks of flats, even though we lived not so posh area.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
It sends delegates to international competition, namely the Olympic Games and
Asian Games, and played host to the equestrian events during the
2008 Summer Olympics.
[111] .^ Hong Kong, I will be there soon!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I never seen Hong Kong like this.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ WOW! Thanks for showing me what Hong Kong looks like.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The best view of Hong Kong from the Peak .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ This is the best photographs of Hong Kong that I have viewed.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I've lived in Hong Kong for many years, but now I'm in the U.S and these pictures really make me miss home!!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[112]
Architecture
.^ Hong Kong is the place mustn't miss, what a wounderful city in the World .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong, I will be there soon!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong is the most superior city in the world.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[113] .^ Hi,Hong Kong is my dream.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Too much night light in Hong Kong!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I miss Hong Kong very much.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ China is the world's most populous country, with a population of over 1.3 billion people, most of whom are said to be of Han Chinese ethnicity.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The Tio people lived from trade, the manufacture of jewelry, and tobacco growing to supply caravans bound for the coast; they imported most of their food from the surrounding region.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Its major advantage was to make the supply of food more secure and above all to allow people to stay a little longer in each camp.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[116]
.^ The last few remaining in CAR fled back across the Oubangui River into northwestern DRC as Bozize's forces took over the capital city.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Hong Kong is the great city of the World.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong flying high again!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong is the place mustn't miss, what a wounderful city in the World .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[117] The tallest building prior to the ICC is
Two International Finance Centre, at 415 m (1,362 ft) high.
[118] Other recognisable skyline features include the
HSBC Headquarters Building, the triangular
Central Plaza with its pyramid-shaped spire,
The Center with its night-time multi-coloured neon light show, and
I. M. Pei's
Bank of China Tower with its sharp, angular
façade.
.^ NATUUR UIT ALLE STREKEN is, de officile Website van het World Institute for Conservation and Environment, WICE .- BIRDS OF CHINA, CHECKLIST / LIST OF THE BIRDS OF CHINA, BIRDLIST OF CHINA 19 January 2010 8:49 UTC www.birdlist.org [Source type: Academic]
^ (So I guess we're all dirty pedophiles; according to Conroy's World.- Web Filters real target revealed P2P - BitTorrent - Peer to peer 15 September 2009 4:04 UTC forums.whirlpool.net.au [Source type: General]
[119] Notable remaining historical assets include the
Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower, the
Central Police Station, and the remains of
Kowloon Walled City.
.^ Actually i think Central is a little bit sad since there are really too many modern buildings, everything is extremely clean, but..there are really few people on the streets..nothing to do with Nathan road or Tsim Sha Tsui.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Clearly there were serious problems in recruitment on the village level because many men were taken who were too small, too weak, or too young.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Iv'e been there twice and plan many more trips there.- China Photo Gallery by Gil Azouri at pbase.com 19 January 2010 8:49 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[122] .^ You are right - this set of pics will do a great job attracting many visitors from other places!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ On 25 October 1946, a Representative Council of Ubangi-Shari was established by decree and elections were set to take place on 15 December.- Documento sin título 28 January 2010 0:38 UTC webs.ono.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[123]
Transport
.^ Hong Kong is a developed country and its sooooooooo atractive country.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ It has been some time since I was in Hong Kong and it is so good to see the great development tht has taken place there.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong because of its beauty, Cleaness, Sincere People & good System for transportation.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ They make me dream of traveling and admiring all those beauties in this world.- China Photo Gallery by Gil Azouri at pbase.com 19 January 2010 8:49 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[125] .^ PRC-25/RT-505; First solid state FM, tactical backpack transceiver, also first to use the now standard 150cps tone squelch system.- PRCLIST PRC MILITARY RADIO LISTING 1 February 2010 3:43 UTC www.qsl.net [Source type: Reference]
[126]
.^ The city and the people are beautiful and I hope to live there one day.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[127] .^ I'm proud to be a part of Hong Kong.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Sunset behind the Hong Kong Island .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Kowloon vs Hong Kong Island .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[128] Double-decker buses were introduced to Hong Kong in 1949, and are now almost exclusively used; single-decker buses remain in use for routes with lower demand or roads with lower load capacity.
.^ The most beautiful Hong Kong picture seris I have ever seen, Thank you ~ .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I just came back from Hong Kong, its one of the most beautiful cities in the world!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ This is real photography - much better than those yong girl model photos posted and discussed by most others in Hong Kong.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Too much night light in Hong Kong!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I'm proud to be a part of Hong Kong.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong city night light consume lots of electricity!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The study of thousands of websites across 120 Internet Service Providers found 25 of 41 countries surveyed showed evidence of content filtering.- Web Filters real target revealed P2P - BitTorrent - Peer to peer 15 September 2009 4:04 UTC forums.whirlpool.net.au [Source type: General]
[129] .^ Reportedly the set could use any of the following accessories, Antenna, case, carry strap, loudspeaker, microphone, & power supply.- PRCLIST PRC MILITARY RADIO LISTING 1 February 2010 3:43 UTC www.qsl.net [Source type: Reference]
.^ I have been 3 times go there and I have plann again to get back there soon, specially in central HK. tsim sha tsui and the view of victoria harbour!!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I just came back from Hong Kong, its one of the most beautiful cities in the world!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Actually i think Central is a little bit sad since there are really too many modern buildings, everything is extremely clean, but..there are really few people on the streets..nothing to do with Nathan road or Tsim Sha Tsui.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[130] Other ferry services are provided by operators serving
outlying islands, new towns, Macau and cities in mainland China. Hong Kong is also famous for its
junks traversing the harbour, and small
kai-to ferries which serve remote coastal settlements.
.^ Sunset behind the Hong Kong Island .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Kowloon vs Hong Kong Island .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong is also nice when the sun is up.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
It was initially served by
sedan chair, steeply ascending the side of a mountain.
[131] .^ Hong Kong, I will be there soon!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Where bouts are you moving in Hong Kong?- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The best view of Hong Kong from the Peak .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[133]
.^ We are the one to build it more than light!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Kowloon vs Hong Kong Island .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I really feel hong kong's night scene is the BEST in the world.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[135] .^ Tai-Pan and Noble House , two novels about Hong Kong by James Clavell first got me interested in the Heart of Asia.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong International Airport - The place that brings us back and forth * .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Fantastic photographs, spent two years in hong kong, best two years of my life, also got married there in 1981, been back a few times since then .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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- ^ The Basic Law of Hong Kong states that the official languages are "Chinese and English". [1] It does not explicitly specify the standard for "Chinese". While Standard Mandarin and Simplified Chinese characters are used as the spoken and written standards in mainland China, Cantonese and Traditional Chinese characters are the long-established de facto standards in Hong Kong. See also: Bilingualism in Hong Kong
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Further reading
- Fu, Poshek and David Deser. .^ These pictures are really the best arts to reveal the beauty of Hong Kong.
- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Poshek Fu, David Deser. Cambridge University Press. 2002. 346 pages. ISBN 0-521-77602-3.
- Ngo, Tak-Wing. .^ Tai-Pan and Noble House , two novels about Hong Kong by James Clavell first got me interested in the Heart of Asia.
- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ MARK FROM MICHIGAN USA-----HONG KONG IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CITY IN THE WORLD I THINK. I WILL BE THERE IN 10 DAYS FOR MY FIRST TRIP TO ASIA. .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ HONG KONG RULES! People say dat Dubai is better but it is really bad!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
. Routledge. 1 August 1999. 205 pages. ISBN 0-415-20868-8.
- Shuyong, Liu. An Outline History of Hong Kong. Liu Shuyong. 291 pages. ISBN 7-119-01946-5.
- Tsang, Steve. .
- Welsh, Frank.^ I am Hong Kong people, i love this modern Hong Kong very much since she is the Asia 's World City.
- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ My dear friend sent me text message from Hong Kong and he said it is the most incredible city.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Its paradise, i had been in Hong Kong in 2007, these pictures have recalled all the memories.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Although Hong Kong is only a little piece of the world, but the people here, and the place brings the toppest things to the world.- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I thing Hong Kong is a pritty sweet place i wish I could go there ******************************************************************************** .- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hong Kong is an absolutely amazing place in the world!- Hong Kong - The City of Nights (Lights) Photo Gallery by Codino A.C. Divino at pbase.com 3 February 2010 15:55 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
1998), 624 pages. ISBN 1-56836-002-9.
- Mathematical Modelling of Hong Kong Political and Economical Development. Derek Lam. Guangzhou Academic Press. 18 February 1986. 23 pages.
- Forts and Pirates – A History of Hong Kong. Hong Kong History Society. Hyperion Books. December 1990. ISBN 962-7489-01-8.
- Endacott, G. B., ed. An Eastern Entrepot: A Collection of Documents Illustrating the History of Hong Kong (1964) 293 pp
- Tsang, Steve. Government and Politics: A Documentary History of Hong Kong. (1995), 312pp online edition
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