tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32502907621936662122012-02-16T09:11:59.647-08:00Bryan Karlnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250290762193666212.post-34198867229113135542008-10-02T04:31:00.000-07:002008-10-02T04:39:18.770-07:00Travelling to Hong Kong, China or Macau? Check out these airplane companies and compare prices and services.<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><ol style="text-align: justify;"><li><a href="http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_INTL/homepage">Cathay Pacific Airways</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.cebupacificair.com/">Cebu Pacific</a></li><li><a href="http://www.philippineairlines.com/home/home.jsp">Philippine Airlines</a></li></ol><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3250290762193666212-3419886722911313554?l=hktours.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bryan Karlnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250290762193666212.post-3226199933981576862008-10-02T02:23:00.000-07:002008-12-23T21:02:48.698-08:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;">This article is from Wikipedia.com</span><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Hong Kong</b> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_language" title="Chinese language">Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh"><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%A6%99" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:香">香</a><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%B8%AF" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:港">港</a></span>), officially the <b>Hong Kong Special Administrative Region</b>, is a territory located on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>'s south coast on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_River_Delta" title="Pearl River Delta">Pearl River Delta</a>, and borders <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangdong" title="Guangdong">Guangdong</a> province in the north and faces the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China_Sea" title="South China Sea">South China Sea</a> in the east, west and south. It has a population of 6.9 million people, and is one of the most densely populated areas in the world.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;">Beginning as a trading port, Hong Kong became a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependent_territory" title="Dependent territory">dependent territory</a> of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> in 1842, and remained so until the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_of_sovereignty_of_Hong_Kong" title="Transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong">transfer of its sovereignty</a> to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" title="People's Republic of China">People's Republic of China</a> in 1997. Along with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macau" title="Macau">Macau</a>, Hong Kong is one of two <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Administrative_Region_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China" title="Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China">special administrative regions</a> and is generally not considered as part of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainland_China" title="Mainland China">mainland China</a>. Under the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_country,_two_systems" title="One country, two systems">one country, two systems</a>" policy, Hong Kong has a high degree of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_entity" title="Autonomous entity" class="mw-redirect">autonomy</a>, is largely self-governing, and maintains a highly <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism" title="Capitalism">capitalist</a> economy.<sup id="cite_ref-sbjd_7-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong#cite_note-sbjd-7" title=""></a></sup></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Renowned for its expansive skyline and natural setting, Hong Kong is one of the world's leading <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_financial_centre" title="International financial centre">financial capitals</a> and a major business and cultural hub.Its identity as a cosmopolitan centre where east meets west is reflected in its <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuisine_of_Hong_Kong" title="Cuisine of Hong Kong">cuisine</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_Hong_Kong" title="Cinema of Hong Kong">cinema</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Hong_Kong" title="Music of Hong Kong">music</a> and traditions, and although the population is predominantly <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_people" title="Chinese people">Chinese</a>, residents and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expatriate" title="Expatriate">expatriates</a> of other ethnicities form a small but significant segment of society.</p></blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3250290762193666212-322619993398157686?l=hktours.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bryan Karlnoreply@blogger.com0