Hong Kong by Parth Chaudhari https://padlet.com/chaudharip337/HongKong Three Things Everyone Should Know About Hong Kong en-us 2016-11-07 13:43:23 UTC 2016-11-07 14:15:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Condos.png Introduction chaudharip337 https://padlet.com/chaudharip337/HongKong/wish/135758538
  • Hong Kong’s official name is Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of of China (Hong Kong SAR).
  • Hong Kong primarily consists of three main island: Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula, and the New Territories.
  • Population: 7.2 million
  • Six times the size of Washington, DC
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  • Hong Kong was a former British Colony until 1997. 
  • Hong Kong became a special administrative region of China in 1997.
  • Hong Kong is governed under the principle of "one country, two systems", under which China has agreed to give the region a high degree of autonomy and to preserve its economic and social systems for 50 years from the date of the handover.
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  • Hong Kong is considered Asia’s world city.
  • Hong Kong is a well-established premier financial hub for Asia.
  • The foreign exchange market of Hong Kong is one of the largest and freest in the world.
  • It is home to the highest concentration of banking institutions in the world with over 71 of the largest 100 international banks having operations in the territory.
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  • Today, Hong Kong has more than 7600 skyscrapers, high-rises and other iconic buildings that make it a living showcase of the best in international contemporary architecture.
  • Hong Kong is a popular tourist destination in southeastern Asia, with a mixture of Eastern and Western cultural influences.
  • The tourism industry is a major pillar of the economy of Hong Kong.
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