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596 relations: A Better Tomorrow, Abbreviation, ABC-Clio, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, Adaptive reuse, Administrative centre, AFC Asian Cup, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Air Hong Kong, Airport Authority Hong Kong, Airports Council International, Akamai Technologies, Alan Tam, Alipay, Andrew Cheung, Andrew Leung, Andy Lau, Anemometer, Anita Mui, Anti-discrimination law, Ap Lei Chau, Apple Pay, Article 45, As Tears Go By (film), Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Attack on Pearl Harbor, Austronesian peoples, Bagua, Baiyue, Bank for International Settlements, Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong), Battle of Hong Kong, Battle of Tunmen, Battle of Yamen, Béthanie (Hong Kong), BBC News, Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway, Beijing–Kowloon through train, Bloomberg News, Bloomsbury Publishing, Blue House (Hong Kong), Boundaries of Hong Kong, Brill Publishers, British Hong Kong, British National (Overseas), British nationality law, British Overseas Territories, Bronze Age, Bruce Lee, Bus services in Hong Kong, ... Expand index (546 more) »
- 1842 establishments in Asia
- Countries and territories where Chinese is an official language
- Metropolitan areas of China
- Pearl River Delta
- People's Republic of China
- Port cities and towns in China
- South China Sea
- Special administrative regions of China
A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow is a 1986 Hong Kong action film directed, co-written and co-produced by John Woo, co-produced by Tsui Hark, and starring Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung and Chow Yun-fat.
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Abbreviation
An abbreviation (from Latin, meaning "short") is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method including shortening, contraction, initialism (which includes acronym) or crasis.
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ABC-Clio
ABC-Clio, LLC (stylized ABC-CLIO) is an American publishing company for academic reference works and periodicals primarily on topics such as history and social sciences for educational and public library settings.
Aberdeen, Hong Kong
Aberdeen is an area on southwest Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.
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Adaptive reuse
Adaptive reuse refers to the process of reusing an existing building for a purpose other than which it was originally built or designed for.
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Administrative centre
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
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AFC Asian Cup
The AFC Asian Cup is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), determining the continental champion of Asia.
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (formerly the Agriculture and Fisheries Department before 2000, of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for agriculture and fisheries in Hong Kong, conservation projects and issues, and managing the country parks and special areas. It currently reports to the Environment and Ecology Bureau, though previously it was under the Secretary for Food and Health from 2007 to 2022, Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food and Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works, and before 2000, the Secretary for Economic Services.
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Air Hong Kong
Air Hong Kong (stylised as air Hongkong) is an all-cargo airline based in Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, with its main hub at Hong Kong International Airport.
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Airport Authority Hong Kong
The Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA or AAHK) is the statutory body (governed by the Airport Authority Ordinance (Cap. 483)) of the government of Hong Kong that is responsible for the operations of the Hong Kong International Airport.
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Airports Council International
Airports Council International (ACI) is an organization of airport authorities aimed at uniting industry practices for airport standards.
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Akamai Technologies
Akamai Technologies, Inc. is an American delivery company that provides content delivery networkJ.
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Alan Tam
Alan Tam Wing-lun (born 23 August 1950) is a Hong Kong singer and actor.
Alipay
Alipay is a third-party mobile and online payment platform, established in Hangzhou, China in February 2004 by Alibaba Group and its founder Jack Ma.
Andrew Cheung
Andrew Cheung Kui-nung (born 24 September 1961) is a Hong Kong judge who serves as the 3rd Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal.
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Andrew Leung
Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen (born 24 February 1951) is a Hong Kong politician who is the current President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Legco), representing the Industrial (First) functional constituency.
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Andy Lau
Andy Lau Tak-wah (born 27 September 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter and film producer.
Anemometer
In meteorology, an anemometer is a device that measures wind speed and direction.
Anita Mui
Anita Mui Yim-fong (10 October 1963 – 30 December 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actress who made major contributions to the Cantopop music scene and received numerous awards and honours.
Anti-discrimination law
Anti-discrimination law or non-discrimination law refers to legislation designed to prevent discrimination against particular groups of people; these groups are often referred to as protected groups or protected classes.
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Ap Lei Chau
Ap Lei Chau or Aberdeen Island is an island of Hong Kong, located off Hong Kong Island next to Aberdeen Harbour and Aberdeen Channel.
Apple Pay
Apple Pay is a mobile payment service by Apple Inc. that allows users to make payments in person, in iOS apps, and on the web.
Article 45
Article 45 is an article of the Hong Kong Basic Law.
As Tears Go By (film)
As Tears Go By is a 1988 Hong Kong action crime drama film starring Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung and Jacky Cheung.
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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl HarborAlso known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, in the United States, just before 8:00a.m. (local time) on Sunday, December 7, 1941.
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Austronesian peoples
The Austronesian peoples, sometimes referred to as Austronesian-speaking peoples, are a large group of peoples in Taiwan, Maritime Southeast Asia, parts of Mainland Southeast Asia, Micronesia, coastal New Guinea, Island Melanesia, Polynesia, and Madagascar that speak Austronesian languages.
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Bagua
The bagua is a set of symbols from China intended to illustrate the nature of reality as being composed of mutually opposing forces reinforcing one another.
Baiyue
The Baiyue, Hundred Yue, or simply Yue, were various ethnic groups who inhabited the regions of Southern China and Northern Vietnam during the 1st millennium BC and 1st millennium AD.
Bank for International Settlements
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international financial institution which is owned by member central banks.
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Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong)
The Bank of China Tower (BOC Tower) is a skyscraper located in Central, Hong Kong.
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Battle of Hong Kong
The Battle of Hong Kong (8–25 December 1941), also known as the Defence of Hong Kong and the Fall of Hong Kong, was one of the first battles of the Pacific War in World War II.
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Battle of Tunmen
The Battle of Tunmen or Tamão was a naval battle in which the Ming imperial navy defeated a Portuguese fleet led by Diogo Calvo in 1521.
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Battle of Yamen
The Battle of Yamen, also known as the Battle of Yashan, was a naval battle which took place in southern China on 19 March 1279.
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Béthanie (Hong Kong)
Béthanie is a historic building complex located in Pok Fu Lam, in Southern District, Hong Kong built in 1875 as a sanatorium by the Paris Foreign Missions Society (Missions Étrangères de Paris).
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BBC News
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.
Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway
The Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway or Jingguangshengang high-speed railway from its Chinese name is a high-speed railway corridor of the CRH passenger service, connecting Beijingxi station in Beijing and Futian station in Shenzhen, Guangdong (from there onwards to cross the border to West Kowloon station in Kowloon, Hong Kong through the XRL) in less than nine hours of travel time.
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Beijing–Kowloon through train
The Beijing–Kowloon through train was an intercity railway service between Hung Hom station (formerly Kowloon station until 1998) in Hong Kong and the Beijing West railway station in China, jointly operated by the MTRC of Hong Kong and China Railway, China's national rail service.
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Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News (originally Bloomberg Business News) is an international news agency headquartered in New York City and a division of Bloomberg L.P. Content produced by Bloomberg News is disseminated through Bloomberg Terminals, Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Markets, Bloomberg.com, and Bloomberg's mobile platforms.
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Bloomsbury Publishing
Bloomsbury Publishing plc is a British worldwide publishing house of fiction and non-fiction.
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Blue House (Hong Kong)
Blue House refers to a 4-storey balcony-type tenement block located at 72-74A Stone Nullah Lane, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
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Boundaries of Hong Kong
The Boundaries of Hong Kong, officially the Boundary of the Administrative Division of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is a regulated administrative border with border control in force under the One country, two systems constitutional principle, which separates the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from mainland China, by land border fence of and maritime boundary of, enforcing a separate immigration and customs-controlled jurisdiction from mainland China.
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Brill Publishers
Brill Academic Publishers, also known as E. J. Brill, Koninklijke Brill, Brill, is a Dutch international academic publisher of books and journals.
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British Hong Kong
Hong Kong was a colony and later a dependent territory of the United Kingdom from 1841 to 1997, apart from a period of Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945 during the Pacific War.
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British National (Overseas)
British National (Overseas), abbreviated BN(O), is a class of British nationality associated with the former colony of Hong Kong.
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British nationality law
The primary law governing nationality in the United Kingdom is the British Nationality Act 1981, which came into force on 1 January 1983.
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British Overseas Territories
The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) are the 14 territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom that, while not forming part of the United Kingdom itself, are part of its sovereign territory.
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Bronze Age
The Bronze Age was a historical period lasting from approximately 3300 to 1200 BC.
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee (born Lee Jun-fan; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong-American martial artist and actor.
Bus services in Hong Kong
Bus services in Hong Kong have a long history.
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Business Insider
Business Insider (stylized in all caps, shortened to BI, known from 2021 to 2023 as Insider) is a New York City–based multinational financial and business news website founded in 2007.
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California
California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge.
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Cancer
Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body.
Candidate Eligibility Review Committee
Candidate Eligibility Review Committee (Chinese: 候選人資格審查委員會) is a government statutory committee in Hong Kong, which is responsible for accessing and validating the eligibility of electoral candidate of Chief Executive, Legislative Council and Election Committee.
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Canton System
The Canton System (1757–1842; j, "Single trading relations") served as a means for Qing China to control trade with the West within its own country by focusing all trade on the southern port of Canton (now Guangzhou).
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Canton–Hong Kong strike
The Canton–Hong Kong strike was a strike and boycott that took place in British Hong Kong and Guangzhou (Canton), Republic of China, from June 1925 to October 1926.
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Cantonese
Cantonese is the traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding Pearl River Delta, with over 82.4 million native speakers.
Cantonese cuisine
Cantonese or Guangdong cuisine, also known as Yue cuisine, is the cuisine of Guangdong province of China, particularly the provincial capital Guangzhou, and the surrounding regions in the Pearl River Delta including Hong Kong and Macau.
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Cantonese opera
Cantonese opera is one of the major categories in Chinese opera, originating in southern China's Guangdong Province.
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Cantonese people
The Cantonese people or Yue people, are a Han Chinese subgroup originating from or residing in the provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (collectively known as Liangguang or, with other regions, Lingnan), in southern mainland China.
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Cantopop
Cantopop (a contraction of "Cantonese pop music") is a genre of pop music sung in Cantonese.
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels.
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Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific (CPA) is the flag carrier of Hong Kong with its head office and main hub located at Hong Kong International Airport.
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Census and Statistics Department
The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) is the provider of major social and economic official statistics in Hong Kong.
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Central and Western District
The Central and Western District located on northwestern part of Hong Kong Island is one of the 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong.
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Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), known informally as the Agency, metonymously as Langley and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence (HUMINT) and conducting covert action through its Directorate of Operations.
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Central Plaza (Hong Kong)
Central Plaza is a 78-storey, skyscraper completed in August 1992 at 18 Harbour Road, in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.
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Central, Hong Kong
Central (also Central District) is the central business district of Hong Kong.
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Central–Mid-Levels escalator
The Central–Mid-Levels escalator and walkway system in Hong Kong is the longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world.
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Cerebrovascular disease
Cerebrovascular disease includes a variety of medical conditions that affect the blood vessels of the brain and the cerebral circulation.
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Cha chaan teng
Cha chaan teng, often called a Hong Kong-style cafe or diner in English, is a type of restaurant that originated in Hong Kong.
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Cha siu bao
Cha siu bao is a Cantonese baozi (bun) filled with barbecue-flavored ''cha siu'' pork.
Chairman of the Central Military Commission (China)
The chairman of the Central Military Commission is the head of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and the commander-in-chief of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), the People's Armed Police (PAP) and the Militia.
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Cheung Ka Long
Edgar Cheung Ka-long (born 10 June 1997) is a Hong Kong left-handed foil fencer, two-time Olympic champion and two-time individual Asian champion, having won the gold medal at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.
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Chief Executive of Hong Kong
The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is the representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and head of the Government of Hong Kong.
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Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal
The chief justice of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, sometimes informally known as the chief justice of Hong Kong, is the head of the Judiciary of Hong Kong and the chief judge of the Court of Final Appeal.
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Chief Secretary for Administration
The Chief Secretary for Administration, commonly known as the Chief Secretary of Hong Kong, is the most senior principal official of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. Hong Kong and China are countries and territories where Chinese is an official language and people's Republic of China.
China Development Institute
China Development Institute (CDI) is a China-based think tank headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, bordering Hong Kong.
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China Railway High-speed
China Railway High-speed (CRH) is a high-speed rail service operated by China Railway.
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Chinese Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism or Han Buddhism (p) is a Chinese form of Mahayana Buddhism which draws on the Chinese Buddhist canonJiang Wu, "The Chinese Buddhist Canon" in The Wiley Blackwell Companion to East and Inner Asian Buddhism, p. 299, Wiley-Blackwell (2014).
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Chinese Civil War
The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and the forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), with armed conflict continuing intermittently from 1 August 1927 until 7 December 1949, resulting in a communist victory and control of mainland China.
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Chinese Communist Party
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Hong Kong and Chinese Communist Party are people's Republic of China.
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Chinese economic reform
The Chinese economic reform or Chinese economic miracle, also known domestically as reform and opening-up, refers to a variety of economic reforms termed "socialism with Chinese characteristics" and "socialist market economy" in the People's Republic of China (PRC) that began in the late 20th century, after Mao Zedong's death in 1976. Hong Kong and Chinese economic reform are people's Republic of China.
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Chinese language
Chinese is a group of languages spoken natively by the ethnic Han Chinese majority and many minority ethnic groups in China.
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Chinese nationality law
Chinese nationality law details the conditions by which a person holds nationality of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
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Chinese numerology
Some numbers are believed by some to be auspicious or lucky (吉利) or inauspicious or unlucky (不吉) based on the Chinese word that the number sounds similar to.
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Chinese orchestra
The term Chinese orchestra is most commonly used to refer to the modern Chinese orchestra that is found in China and various overseas Chinese communities.
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Chinese people
The Chinese people, or simply Chinese, are people or ethnic groups identified with China, usually through ethnicity, nationality, citizenship, or other affiliation.
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Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China and a central part of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s united front system.
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Chinese University of Hong Kong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public research university in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
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Chow Yun-fat
Chow Yun-fat (born 18 May 1955), previously known as Donald Chow, is a Hong Kong actor.
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Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
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Chungking Express
Chungking Express is a 1994 Hong Kong arthouse romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai.
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City University of Hong Kong
The City University of Hong Kong (CityU) is a public research university located in Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Civil law (legal system)
Civil law is a legal system originating in Italy and France that has been adopted in large parts of the world.
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CNBC
CNBC is an American business news channel owned by NBCUniversal News Group, a unit of Comcast's NBCUniversal.
CNN
Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news channel and website operating from Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the Manhattan-based media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States.
Code-switching in Hong Kong
Code-switching is a type of linguistic behaviour that juxtaposes "passages of speech belonging to two different grammatical systems or sub-systems, within the same exchange".
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Columbia Journalism Review
The Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) is a biannual magazine for professional journalists that has been published by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism since 1961.
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Common law
Common law (also known as judicial precedent, judge-made law, or case law) is the body of law created by judges and similar quasi-judicial tribunals by virtue of being stated in written opinions.
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, often simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which it developed. Hong Kong and Commonwealth of Nations are English-speaking countries and territories.
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Confucianism
Confucianism, also known as Ruism or Ru classicism, is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China, and is variously described as a tradition, philosophy (humanistic or rationalistic), religion, theory of government, or way of life.
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Congee
Congee (derived from Tamil கஞ்சி) is a form of savoury rice porridge made by boiling rice in a large amount of water until the rice softens.
Conservation in Hong Kong
Out of the total 1,092 km2 of land in Hong Kong, three-quarters is countryside, with various landscapes including beaches, woodlands, and mountain ranges being found within the small territory.
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Contactless payment
Contactless payment systems are credit cards and debit cards, key fobs, smart cards, or other devices, including smartphones and other mobile devices, that use radio-frequency identification (RFID) or near-field communication (NFC) for making secure payments.
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Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory
The Convention between the United Kingdom and China, Respecting an Extension of Hong Kong Territory, commonly known as the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory or the Second Convention of Peking, was a lease and unequal treaty signed between Qing China and the United Kingdom in Peking on 9 June 1898, leasing to the United Kingdom for 99 years, at no charge, the New Territories (as the area became known) and northern Kowloon, including 235 islands.
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Convention of Chuenpi
The Convention of Chuenpi (also "Chuenpee") was a tentative agreement between British Plenipotentiary Charles Elliot and Chinese Imperial Commissioner Qishan during the First Opium War between the United Kingdom and the Qing dynasty of China.
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Convention of Peking
The Convention of Peking or First Convention of Peking is an agreement comprising three distinct unequal treaties concluded between the Qing dynasty of China and Great Britain, France, and the Russian Empire in 1860.
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Cornell International Law Journal
The Cornell International Law Journal is one of the oldest international law journals in the United States.
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Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is an international body in the field of tall buildings, including skyscrapers, and sustainable urban design.
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Court of Final Appeal (Hong Kong)
The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (HKCFA or CFA) is the final appellate court of Hong Kong.
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Court of Final Appeal Building
The Court of Final Appeal Building, also known as the Old Supreme Court Building, is the home of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong.
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COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
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Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China
The Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China is a procedural statute of China intended to ensure the correct implementation of Chinese criminal law.
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Cushman & Wakefield
Cushman & Wakefield Inc. is an American global commercial real estate services firm.
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Daoguang Emperor
The Daoguang Emperor (16 September 1782 – 26 February 1850), also known by his temple name Emperor Xuanzong of Qing, personal name Mianning, was the seventh emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the sixth Qing emperor to rule over China proper.
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Dementia
Dementia is a syndrome associated with many neurodegenerative diseases, characterized by a general decline in cognitive abilities that affects a person's ability to perform everyday activities.
Democracy
Democracy (from dēmokratía, dēmos 'people' and kratos 'rule') is a system of government in which state power is vested in the people or the general population of a state.
Democracy in Hong Kong
Democratic reforms in Hong Kong did not seriously begin until 1984 and has faced significant challenges since 2014.
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Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping (22 August 1904 – 19 February 1997) was a Chinese revolutionary and statesman who served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from December 1978 to November 1989.
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Department of Health (Hong Kong)
Hong Kong's Department of Health is responsible for healthcare policies and the provision of basic healthcare services and established in 1939.
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Department of Justice (Hong Kong)
The Department of Justice (DoJ), is the department responsible for the laws of Hong Kong headed by the Secretary for Justice.
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Developed country
A developed country, or advanced country, is a sovereign state that has a high quality of life, developed economy, and advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations.
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Development Bureau
The Development Bureau (DEVB) is an agency of the Government of Hong Kong responsible for urban planning and renewal, land administration, infrastructure development, building safety, landscape, greening & tree development, water supplies, flood prevention and heritage conservation.
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Devolution
Devolution is the statutory delegation of powers from the central government of a sovereign state to govern at a subnational level, such as a regional or local level.
Digital currency
Digital currency (digital money, electronic money or electronic currency) is any currency, money, or money-like asset that is primarily managed, stored or exchanged on digital computer systems, especially over the internet.
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Digital television
Digital television (DTV) is the transmission of television signals using digital encoding, in contrast to the earlier analog television technology which used analog signals.
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Dim sum
Dim sum is a large range of small Chinese dishes that are traditionally enjoyed in restaurants for brunch, with a “selection of over 1,000 varieties of small-plate Chinese foods, usually meat or vegetables in dough or a wrapper that is steamed, deep-fried or pan-fried.” Most modern dim sum dishes are commonly associated with Cantonese cuisine, although dim sum dishes also exist in other Chinese cuisines.
Dim sum bond
Dim sum bonds are bonds issued outside of China but denominated in Chinese renminbi, rather than the local currency.
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Direct Subsidy Scheme
The Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) is instituted by the Education Bureau of Hong Kong to enhance the quality of private schools at the primary and secondary levels.
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Dissolution of parliament
The dissolution of a legislative assembly (or parliament) is the simultaneous termination of service of all of its members, in anticipation that a successive legislative assembly will reconvene later with possibly different members.
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District Council Eligibility Review Committee
District Council Eligibility Review Committee (Chinese: 區議會資格審查委員會) is a Hong Kong government statutory committee, which responsible for review and confirm the eligibility of all candidates for the Hong Kong District Council.
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District councils of Hong Kong
The district councils, formerly district boards until 1999, are the local councils for the 18 districts of Hong Kong.
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Districts of Hong Kong
The districts of Hong Kong are the 18 political areas of Hong Kong, that are geographically and administratively divided.
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Dong River (China)
The Dong River is the eastern tributary of the Pearl River in Guangdong province, southern China.
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Donnie Yen
Donnie Yen Chi-tan is a Chinese actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and action director best known for his martial arts films.
Double direct election
A double direct election is an election in which an individual is elected to two political offices in one electoral event.
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Dragon boat
A dragon boat is a human-powered watercraft originating from the Pearl River Delta region of China's southern Guangdong Province.
Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival (p) is a traditional Chinese holiday that occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, which corresponds to late May or early June in the Gregorian calendar.
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Eason Chan
Eason Chan Yick Shun (born 27 July 1974) is a Hong Kong singer and actor.
East Rail line
The East Rail line is one of the ten lines that form MTR, the mass transit system in Hong Kong.
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Eastern world
The Eastern world, also known as the East or historically the Orient, is an umbrella term for various cultures or social structures, nations and philosophical systems, which vary depending on the context.
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Economic freedom
Economic freedom, or economic liberty, refers to the agency of people to make economic decisions.
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Education in England
Education in England is overseen by the Department for Education.
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Education in the United Kingdom
Education in the United Kingdom is a devolved matter with each of the countries of the United Kingdom having separate systems under separate governments.
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Education University of Hong Kong
The Education University of Hong Kong, HK Government news, 26 January 2016 (EdUHK) is a public university in Ting Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong.
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Egg tart
The egg tart is a kind of custard tart found in Chinese cuisine, derived from the English custard tart and Portuguese pastel de nata.
Election Committee (constituency)
The Election Committee constituency (ECC; 選舉委員會界別) is a constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
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Election Committee (Hong Kong)
The Election Committee is the electoral college in Hong Kong that selects the Chief Executive (CE) and, since 2021, elects 40 of the 90 members of the Legislative Council.
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Electoral Affairs Commission
The Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) is the body, established under the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance, that oversees electoral matters in Hong Kong.
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Emigration from Hong Kong
Emigration from Hong Kong refers to the migration of Hong Kong residents away from Hong Kong.
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Empire of Japan
The Empire of Japan, also referred to as the Japanese Empire, Imperial Japan, or simply Japan, was the Japanese nation-state that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the reformed Constitution of Japan in 1947.
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Emporis
Emporis was a real estate data mining company with headquarters in Hamburg, Germany.
English alphabet
Modern English is written with a Latin-script alphabet consisting of 26 letters, with each having both uppercase and lowercase forms.
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English language
English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.
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English law
English law is the common law legal system of England and Wales, comprising mainly criminal law and civil law, each branch having its own courts and procedures.
Entrepôt
An entrepôt or transshipment port is a port, city, or trading post where merchandise may be imported, stored, or traded, usually to be exported again.
Environmental Protection Department
Environmental Protection Department (EPD) is a department of Hong Kong Government concerning the issues of environmental protection in Hong Kong.The EPD is responsible for developing policies covering environmental protection, nature conservation; enforcing environmental legislation; monitoring environmental quality; providing collection, transfer, treatment and disposal facilities for many types of waste; advising on the environmental implications of town planning and new policies; handling pollution complaints and incidents; and raising awareness and support in the community for environmental initiatives.
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Equestrian events at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Equestrian competitions in all three disciplines at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from 9 August to 21 August at the Hong Kong Sports Institute and Sheung Yue River in Hong Kong.
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Eric Chan
Eric Chan Kwok-ki (born 5 April 1959) is a Hong Kong politician who is the incumbent Chief Secretary for Administration since 1 July 2022.
Executive (government)
The executive, also referred to as the juditian or executive power, is that part of government which executes the law; in other words, directly makes decisions and holds power.
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Executive Council of Hong Kong
The Executive Council of Hong Kong (ExCo) is the cabinet of the Government of Hong Kong, acting as a formal body of advisers to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong that serves as a core policy-making organ assisting the Chief Executive.
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Export credit agency
An export credit agency (known in trade finance as an ECA) or investment insurance agency is a private or quasi-governmental institution that acts as an intermediary between national governments and exporters to issue export insurance solutions and guarantees for financing.
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Family honor
Family honor (or honour) is an abstract concept involving the perceived quality of worthiness and respectability that affects the social standing and the self-evaluation of a group of related people, both corporately and individually.
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Farewell My Concubine (film)
Farewell My Concubine is a 1993 Chinese-Hong Kong epic historical drama film directed by Chen Kaige, starring Leslie Cheung, Gong Li and Zhang Fengyi.
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Fast Company
Fast Company is a monthly American business magazine published in print and online that focuses on technology, business, and design.
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Feng shui
Feng shui, sometimes called Chinese geomancy, is a traditional practice that originated in Ancient China and claims to use energy forces to harmonize individuals with their surrounding environment.
Fiber to the x
Fiber to the x (FTTX; also spelled "fibre") or fiber in the loop is a generic term for any broadband network architecture using optical fiber to provide all or part of the local loop used for last mile telecommunications.
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Filial piety
Filial piety is the virtue of exhibiting love and respect for one's parents, elders, and ancestors, particularly within the context of Confucian, Chinese Buddhist, and Daoist ethics.
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Filipinos in Hong Kong
Filipinos in Hong Kong (Filipino: Mga Pilipino sa Hong Kong) refer to the Filipinos residing or working in Hong Kong.
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Financial centre
A financial centre (financial center in American English) or financial hub is a location with a significant concentration of participants in banking, asset management, insurance, and financial markets, with venues and supporting services for these activities to take place.
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Financial Times
The Financial Times (FT) is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and also published digitally that focuses on business and economic current affairs.
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First Opium War
The First Opium War, also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between the British Empire and the Qing dynasty of China between 1839 and 1842.
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First-past-the-post voting
First-preference plurality (FPP)—often shortened simply to plurality—is a single-winner system of positional voting where voters mark one candidate as their favorite, and the candidate with the largest number of points (a '''''plurality''''' of points) is elected.
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Flag carrier
A flag carrier is a transport company, such as an airline or shipping company, that, being locally registered in a given sovereign state, enjoys preferential rights or privileges accorded by the government for international operations.
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Flagstaff House, Hong Kong
Flagstaff House, built in 1846, is the oldest example of Western-style architecture remaining in Hong Kong.
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Foreign direct investment
A foreign direct investment (FDI) refers to purchase of an asset in another country, such that it gives direct control to the purchaser over the asset (e.g. purchase of land and building).
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Foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong
Foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong are domestic workers employed by Hongkongers, typically families.
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Foreign exchange reserves
Foreign exchange reserves (also called forex reserves or FX reserves) are cash and other reserve assets such as gold and silver held by a central bank or other monetary authority that are primarily available to balance payments of the country, influence the foreign exchange rate of its currency, and to maintain confidence in financial markets.
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Foreign relations of Hong Kong
Under the Basic Law, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is in charge of its internal affairs, whilst the central government of China is responsible for its foreign affairs and defence.
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Former Marine Police Headquarters
The Former Marine Police Headquarters Compound, completed in 1884, is located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Four Asian Tigers
The Four Asian Tigers (also known as the Four Asian Dragons or Four Little Dragons in Chinese and Korean) are the developed Asian economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan.
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France 24
France 24 (vingt-quatre in French) is a French publicly-funded international news television network based in Paris.
Free-to-air
Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription, other ongoing cost, or one-off fee (e.g., pay-per-view).
Functional constituency (Hong Kong)
In the political systems of Hong Kong, a functional constituency is a professional or special interest group involved in the electoral process.
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Funicular
A funicular is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope.
Gareth Stevens
Gareth Stevens, Inc. is a publishing company originally based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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General Administration of Customs
The General Administration of Customs (GAC) is a ministry-level administrative agency within the government of the People's Republic of China.
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Geoffry Northcote
Sir Geoffry Alexander Stafford Northcote, KCMG KStJ (羅富國;9 February 1881 – 10 July 1948) was a British colonial administrator.
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Geographical constituency
In Hong Kong, geographical constituencies, as opposed to functional constituencies, are elected by all eligible voters according to geographically demarcated constituencies.
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Global Financial Centres Index
The Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) is a ranking of the competitiveness of financial centres based on over 29,000 financial centre assessments from an online questionnaire together with over 100 indices from organisations such as the World Bank, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the Economist Intelligence Unit.
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Global Innovation Index
The Global Innovation Index is an annual ranking of countries by their capacity for, and success in, innovation, published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
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Glory to Hong Kong
"Glory to Hong Kong" (j) is a protest anthem that was composed and written by a musician under the pseudonym "Thomas dgx yhl", with the contribution of a group of Hongkonger netizens from the online forum LIHKG during the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests.
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Goal (website)
Goal, stylized in all caps and alternatively known as Goal.com, is a website currently dedicated to the coverage of international association football.
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Government of China
The government of the People's Republic of China is based on a system of people's congress within the parameters of a unitary communist state, in which the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) enacts its policies through people's congresses.
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Great Clearance
The Great Clearance, also translated as the Great Evacuation or Great Frontier Shift, was caused by edicts issued in 1661, 1664, and 1679, which required the evacuation of the coastal areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangnan, and Shandong, in order to fight the Taiwan-based anti-Qing loyalist movement of the erstwhile Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
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Great Firewall
The Great Firewall (GFW) is the combination of legislative actions and technologies enforced by the People's Republic of China to regulate the Internet domestically.
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Great power
A great power is a sovereign state that is recognized as having the ability and expertise to exert its influence on a global scale.
Greater China
"Greater China" is an ethno-linguistic term describing a geographical area sharing cultural and economic ties with the Chinese people.
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Gross domestic product
Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and rendered in a specific time period by a country or countries.
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Guangzhou
Guangzhou, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Hong Kong and Guangzhou are Metropolitan areas of China and Pearl River Delta.
Guangzhou–Kowloon through train
The Guangzhou–Kowloon through train was an inter-city railway service between Hong Kong and Guangzhou jointly operated by the MTR Corporation of Hong Kong and the Guangzhou Railway Group of mainland China.
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Haijin
The Haijin (海禁) or sea ban were a series of related isolationist policies in China restricting private maritime trading and coastal settlement during most of the Ming dynasty and early Qing dynasty.
Hakka people
The Hakka, sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas, are a southern Han Chinese subgroup whose principal settlements and ancestral homes are dispersed widely across the provinces of southern China and who speak a language that is closely related to Gan, a Han Chinese dialect spoken in Jiangxi province.
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Han Chinese
The Han Chinese or the Han people, or colloquially known as the Chinese are an East Asian ethnic group native to Greater China.
Han conquest of Nanyue
The Han conquest of Nanyue was a military conflict between the Han Empire and the Nanyue kingdom in modern Guangdong, Guangxi, and Northern Vietnam.
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Handover of Hong Kong
The handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China was at midnight on 1 July 1997.
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Hang Seng Index
The Hang Seng Index (HSI) is a market-capitalization-weighted stock market index in Hong Kong, adjusted for free float.
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Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK) is a private liberal-arts-oriented university in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. The institute was founded as Hang Seng Management College in 2010 from the Hang Seng School of Commerce. The college was granted university title in 2018. In November and December 2013, HSMC obtained accreditation from the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications for the following five programmes and was approved by the Education Bureau to offer degree programmes: On 30 October 2018, the Chief Executive-in-Council approved the retitling of Hang Seng Management College into a university under Section 8(1) of the Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance, following an institutional review by the HKCAAVQ.
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Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Happy Valley is an upper-income residential area in Hong Kong, located on Hong Kong Island.
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Harrassowitz Verlag
Harrassowitz Verlag is a German academic publishing house, based in Wiesbaden.
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Head of government
In the executive branch, the head of government is the highest or the second-highest official of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, a group of ministers or secretaries who lead executive departments.
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High tech
High technology (high tech or high-tech), also known as advanced technology (advanced tech) or exotechnology, is technology that is at the cutting edge: the highest form of technology available.
High-net-worth individual
High-net-worth individual (HNWI) is a technical term used in the financial services industry for people who maintain liquid assets at or above a certain threshold.
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Hinduism
Hinduism is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.
HK Express
Hong Kong Express or HK Express (HKE) is a Hong Kong–based low-cost airline fully owned by Cathay Pacific Airways.
HK Television Entertainment
HK Television Entertainment Company Limited (or ViuTV) is a television service operator in Hong Kong operated by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li's PCCW, through its subsidiary PCCW Media, which also owns an IPTV platform, Now TV and operating an OTT service, Viu.
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. Hong Kong and Hong Kong are 1842 establishments in Asia, countries and territories where Chinese is an official language, English-speaking countries and territories, Metropolitan areas of China, Pearl River Delta, people's Republic of China, Populated places established in 1842, port cities and towns in China, south China Sea and special administrative regions of China.
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) is a provider of tertiary education in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong Airlines
Hong Kong Airlines Limited (HKA), operating as Hong Kong Airlines, is an airline based in Hong Kong, with its headquarters in the Tung Chung district and its main hub at Hong Kong International Airport.
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Hong Kong at the Commonwealth Games
Hong Kong competed at the Commonwealth and British Empire Games as a British colony or dependent territory from 1934 to 1994.
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Hong Kong at the Olympics
Hong Kong first competed at the Olympic Games in 1952.
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Hong Kong at the Paralympics
Hong Kong made its Paralympic Games début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, and has taken part in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics.
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Hong Kong Aviation Club
The Hong Kong Aviation Club is an aviation club which offers training on both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter to Private Pilot Licence Level.
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Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) is a public liberal arts university with a Christian education heritage in Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong Basic Law
The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is a national law of China that serves as the organic law for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
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Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23
Article 23 is an article of the Hong Kong Basic Law.
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Hong Kong Cantonese
Hong Kong Cantonese is a dialect of the Cantonese language of the Sino-Tibetan family.
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Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra (abbreviated HKCO) was founded in 1977.
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Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education
The Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE) is an examination organised by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA).
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Hong Kong dollar
The Hong Kong dollar (sign: HK$; code: HKD) is the official currency of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (HKETOs) are the trade offices of Hong Kong outside the territory.
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Hong Kong English
Hong Kong English is a variety of the English language native to Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong Express Rail Link
The Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link (sometimes abbreviated "XRL HK section") is a long stretch of high-speed rail that runs along a dedicated underground rail corridor linking Hong Kong to mainland China.
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Hong Kong Garrison
The People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison is a garrison of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), responsible for defence duties in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) since the handover of Hong Kong in 1997.
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Hong Kong Herbarium
The Hong Kong Herbarium is a herbarium in Hong Kong, managed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.
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Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong International Airport is an international airport located on the island of Chek Lap Kok in western Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong Jockey Club
The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) was founded in 1884 and is one of the oldest institutions in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong Marathon
The Hong Kong Marathon, sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank, is an annual marathon race held in January or February in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU; as Open University of Hong Kong from 1997 to 2021) is a public university in Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong Monetary Authority
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is Hong Kong's central banking institution.
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Hong Kong Observatory
The Hong Kong Observatory is a weather forecast agency of the government of Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (Cantonese: 香港管弦樂團), commonly abbreviated as HKPO or HKPhil (Cantonese: 港樂), is a symphony orchestra based in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong Police Force
The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) is the primary law enforcement, investigative agency, and largest disciplined service under the Security Bureau of Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU or HKPU) is a public research university in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong resident
The Hong Kong Basic Law classifies residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as either permanent residents or non-permanent residents.
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Hong Kong Sevens
The Hong Kong Sevens is a rugby sevens tournament held annually in Hong Kong on a weekend in late March or early April.
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Hong Kong Shue Yan University
Hong Kong Shue Yan University (HKSYU or SYU) is a private liberal arts university on North Point, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport is a passport issued only to permanent residents of Hong Kong who also hold Chinese citizenship.
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Hong Kong Stock Exchange
--> The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (香港交易所, SEHK, also known as Hong Kong Stock Exchange) is a stock exchange based in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong Strategic Route and Exit Number System
The Hong Kong Strategic Route and Exit Number System is a system adopted by the Transport Department of the Hong Kong Government to organise the major roads in the territory into routes 1 to 10 for the convenience of drivers.
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Hong Kong Tennis Classic
The Hong Kong Tennis Classic (formerly known as the JB Group Classic and the Watsons Water Champions Challenge) is a women's exhibition tennis tournament held (with temporary stands) in Victoria Park, Hong Kong, in the first week of January.
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Hong Kong Time
Hong Kong Time (abbreviation: HKT) is the time in Hong Kong, observed at UTC+08:00 all year round.
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Hong Kong Tourism Board
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) is a Government-subverted body founded in 2001.
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Hong Kong Tramways
Hong Kong Tramways (HKT) is a narrow-gauge tram system in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a public research university in Tai Po Tsai, Clear Water Bay Peninsula, New Territories, Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong University Press
Hong Kong University Press (abbreviated as HKU Press) is the university press of the University of Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong West Kowloon station
West Kowloon station (abbreviated WEK), also known as Hong Kong West Kowloon, or Xianggangxijiulong in CR, is the southern terminus of and the only station on the Hong Kong section of the Guangshengang XRL.
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Hong Kong Wetland Park
Hong Kong Wetland Park is a conservation, education and tourism facility, located at the northern part of Tin Shui Wai, in Yuen Long.
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Hong Kong–style milk tea
Hong Kong–style milk tea, also known as "silk-stocking" milk tea, is a tea drink made from Ceylon black tea and evaporated milk (or condensed milk).
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Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge
The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge (HZMB) is a bridge–tunnel system consisting of a series of three cable-stayed bridges, an undersea tunnel, and four artificial islands. Hong Kong and Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge are Pearl River Delta.
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Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels
Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Limited (HSH) is the holding company of a hotel group.
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Hongkong Electric Company
The Hongkong Electric Company (HEC) is one of Hong Kong's two main electricity generation companies, the other being China Light & Power.
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Hongkong Land
Hongkong Land (HKL) is a property investment, management and development group with commercial and residential property interests across Asia.
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Hongkongers
Hongkongers, Hong Kongers, Hong Kongese, Hongkongese, Hong Kong citizens and Hong Kong people are demonyms that refer to a resident of Hong Kong, although they may also refer to others who were born and/or raised in the territory.
Hopewell Centre (Hong Kong)
Hopewell Centre is a, 64-storey skyscraper at 183 Queen's Road East, in Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.
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Housing in Hong Kong
Housing in Hong Kong varies by location and income.
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HSBC (Hong Kong)
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, commonly abbreviated as HSBC and formerly known as HongkongBank (styled Wayfoong by the bank), is the Hong Kong-based Asia-Pacific subsidiary of the HSBC banking group, for which it was the parent entity until 1991.
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HSBC Building (Hong Kong)
HSBC Main Building is a headquarters building of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, which is today a wholly owned subsidiary of London-based HSBC Holdings.
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Human Development Index
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, which is used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.
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Humid subtropical climate
A humid subtropical climate is a temperate climate type characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters.
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Hung Hom station
Hung Hom is a passenger railway station in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Hybrid regime
A hybrid regime is a type of political system often created as a result of an incomplete democratic transition from an authoritarian regime to a democratic one (or vice versa).
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I-CABLE HOY
i-CABLE HOY Limited (or HOY, formerly known as Fantastic Television Limited) is a commercial free-to-air television broadcasting company in Hong Kong owned by i-Cable Communications, which also owns Hong Kong Cable Television (Cable TV).
Immigration Department (Hong Kong)
The Immigration Department of the Government of Hong Kong is responsible for immigration control of Hong Kong.
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Impeachment
Impeachment is a process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct.
Imperial Japanese Army
The (IJA) was the principal ground force of the Empire of Japan.
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Independent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong)
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC; Chinese: labels, lit. 'Public Commissions for Clean Politics') is the statutory independent anti-corruption body of Hong Kong with the primary objective of combating corruption in both the public and private sectors.
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Index of articles related to Hong Kong
Articles related to Hong Kong include.
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Indonesians in Hong Kong
Indonesians in Hong Kong, numbering 102,100,Media Indonesia Online 30 November 2006 form the second-largest ethnic minority group in the territory, behind Filipinos.
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Industrial policy
Industrial policy is government policy to encourage the development and growth of all or part of the economy in pursuit of some public goal.
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Influenza A virus subtype H5N1
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 (A/H5N1) is a subtype of the influenza A virus, which causes influenza (flu), predominantly in birds.
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Inland Revenue Department (Hong Kong)
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) is the Hong Kong government department responsible for collecting taxes and duties.
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Innovation
Innovation is the practical implementation of ideas that result in the introduction of new goods or services or improvement in offering goods or services.
Instant-runoff voting
Instant-runoff voting (IRV), also known as ranked-choice voting or the alternative vote (AV), combines ranked voting (in which voters rank candidates rather than choosing only a single preferred candidate) together with a system for choosing winners from these rankings by repeatedly eliminating the candidate with the fewest first-place votes and reassigning their votes until only one candidate is left.
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Inter-city rail
Inter-city rail services are express trains that run services that connect cities over longer distances than commuter or regional trains.
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International Commerce Centre
The International Commerce Centre is a 108-storey, supertall skyscraper in West Kowloon, Hong Kong, resting atop the Elements mall and near two MTR Stations (Kowloon and Austin Station).
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International Finance Centre (Hong Kong)
The International Finance Centre (abbreviated as ifc) is a skyscraper and integrated commercial development on the waterfront of Hong Kong's Central District.
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International Futures
International Futures (IFs) is a global integrated assessment model designed to help with thinking strategically and systematically about key global systems (economic, demographic, education, health, environment, technology, domestic governance, infrastructure, agriculture, energy and environment).
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International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution funded by 190 member countries, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It is regarded as the global lender of last resort to national governments, and a leading supporter of exchange-rate stability.
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International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; Comité international olympique, CIO) is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Islam in Hong Kong
According to the 2016 census, Islam is practised by 4.1% of the population of Hong Kong, or about 300,000 Muslims.
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ISO 3166-2:CN
ISO 3166-2:CN is the entry for China in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g. provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
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ISO 3166-2:HK
ISO 3166-2:HK is the entry for Hong Kong in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
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Jackie Chan
Chan Kong-sang (born 7 April 1954), known professionally as Jackie Chan, is a Hong Kong actor, director, writer, producer, martial artist, and stuntman known for his slapstick acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself.
January 2016 East Asia cold wave
In late January 2016, a cold wave struck much of East Asia, parts of mainland Southeast Asia and parts of northern South Asia, bringing record cold temperatures and snowfall to many regions.
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Japanese occupation of Hong Kong
The Imperial Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began when the governor of Hong Kong, Sir Mark Young, surrendered the British Crown colony of Hong Kong to the Empire of Japan on 25 December 1941.
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Jet Li
Li Lianjie (courtesy name Yangzhong; born 26 April 1963), better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese-born Singaporean martial artist and actor.
Joey Yung
Joey Yung (born 16 June 1980) is a Hong Kong singer signed to Emperor Entertainment Group.
John Francis Davis
Sir John Francis Davis, 1st Baronet (16 July 179513 November 1890) was a British diplomat and sinologist who served as second Governor of Hong Kong from 1844 to 1848.
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John Lee Ka-chiu
John Lee Ka-chiu (t; born 7 December 1957) is a Hong Kong politician and former police officer who is the fifth and current Chief Executive of Hong Kong.
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Jorge Álvares
Jorge Álvares (died 8 July 1521) was a Portuguese explorer.
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Judaism
Judaism (יַהֲדוּת|translit.
Judiciary of Hong Kong
The Judiciary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is the judicial branch of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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Junk (ship)
A junk is a type of Chinese sailing ship characterized by a central rudder, an overhanging flat transom, watertight bulkheads, and a flat-bottomed design.
Jyutping
The Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Cantonese Romanization Scheme, also known as Jyutping, is a romanisation system for Cantonese developed in 1993 by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK).
Kai Tak Airport
Kai Tak Airport was an international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998.
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Kai-to
The kai-to, sometimes kaito or kaido is a type of small, motorised ferry that operates in Hong Kong.
Kangxi Emperor
The Kangxi Emperor (4 May 165420 December 1722), also known by his temple name Emperor Shengzu of Qing, personal name Xuanye, was the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the second Qing emperor to rule over China proper.
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Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.
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Kennedy Town
Kennedy Town is at the western end of Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.
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Kingdom of Portugal
The Kingdom of Portugal was a monarchy in the western Iberian Peninsula and the predecessor of the modern Portuguese Republic.
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Knapping
Knapping is the shaping of flint, chert, obsidian, or other conchoidal fracturing stone through the process of lithic reduction to manufacture stone tools, strikers for flintlock firearms, or to produce flat-faced stones for building or facing walls, and flushwork decoration.
Kowloon
Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon.
Kowloon City
Kowloon City is an area in New Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Kowloon Peninsula
The Kowloon Peninsula is a peninsula that forms the southern part of the main landmass in the territory of Hong Kong, alongside Victoria Harbour and facing toward Hong Kong Island.
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Land reclamation in Hong Kong
The reclamation of land from the ocean has long been used in mountainous Hong Kong to expand the limited supply of usable land with a total of around 60 square kilometres of land created by 1996.
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Late Neolithic
In the archaeology of Southwest Asia, the Late Neolithic, also known as the Ceramic Neolithic or Pottery Neolithic, is the final part of the Neolithic period, following on from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic and preceding the Chalcolithic.
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Law of the People's Republic of China
The Law of the People's Republic of China, officially referred to as the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics, is the legal regime of China, with the separate legal traditions and systems of mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau.
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Lee Lai Shan
Lee Lai Shan (born 5 September 1970 in Cheung Chau, Hong Kong) is a former world champion and Olympic gold medal-winning professional windsurfer from Hong Kong.
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Left- and right-hand traffic
Left-hand traffic (LHT) and right-hand traffic (RHT) are the practices, in bidirectional traffic, of keeping to the left side and to the right side of the road, respectively.
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Legislative Council of Hong Kong
The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, colloquially known as LegCo, is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong.
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Leslie Cheung
Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing (12 September 1956 – 1 April 2003), born Cheung Fat-chung, was a Hong Kong singer and actor.
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Liberation Day (Hong Kong)
During British rule, Liberation Day celebration took place in Hong Kong on the last Monday in August to commemorate the liberation of Hong Kong from Japanese occupation on 30 August 1945.
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Light Rail (MTR)
The Light Rail, also known as the Light Rail Transit (LRT), officially the North-West Railway, is a light rail system in Hong Kong, serving the northwestern New Territories, within Tuen Mun District and Yuen Long District.
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Lin Zexu
Lin Zexu (30 August 1785 – 22 November 1850), courtesy name Yuanfu, was a Chinese political philosopher and politician.
Lingnan architecture
Lingnan architecture, or Cantonese architecture, refers to the characteristic architectural style(s) of the Lingnan region – the Southern Chinese provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi.
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Lingnan University
Lingnan University (Lingnan) is located in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong.
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List of busiest airports by cargo traffic
The world's thirty busiest airports by cargo traffic for various periods (data provided by Airports Council International).
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List of busiest airports by passenger traffic
The world's busiest airports by passenger traffic are measured by total passengers provided by the Airports Council International, defined as passengers enplaned plus passengers deplaned plus direct-transit passengers.
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List of cities by number of billionaires
There are a number of different lists compiled by various publications around the world attempt to determine the number of billionaires by world's major cities.
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List of cities with the most skyscrapers
The list of cities with most skyscrapers ranks cities around the world by their number of skyscrapers.
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List of countries and dependencies by population density
This is a list of countries and dependencies ranked by population density, sorted by inhabitants per square kilometre or square mile.
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List of countries by exports
The following article lists different countries and territories by their exports according to data from the World Bank.
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List of countries by GDP (nominal)
Gross domestic product (GDP) is the market value of all final goods and services from a nation in a given year.
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List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita
A country's gross domestic product (GDP) at purchasing power parity (PPP) per capita is the PPP value of all final goods and services produced within an economy in a given year, divided by the average (or mid-year) population for the same year.
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List of countries by Human Development Index
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) compiles the Human Development Index (HDI) of 193 nations in the annual Human Development Report.
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List of countries by imports
This is a list of countries by imports, based on the International Trade Centre, except for the European Union.
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List of countries by income equality
This is a list of countries or dependencies by income inequality metrics, including Gini coefficients.
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List of countries by number of mobile phones in use
This list ranks the countries of the world by the number of mobile phone numbers in use.
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List of major stock exchanges
This is a list of major stock exchanges.
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List of most expensive cities for expatriate employees
These are lists of the world's most expensive cities for expatriate employees (not residents), according to the Mercer, ECA International and Xpatulator.com cost-of-living surveys.
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List of most expensive houses in Hong Kong
Below lists some of the most expensive houses in Hong Kong which have been sold.
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List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong
Hong Kong has over 9,000 high-rise buildings, of which over 4,000 are skyscrapers standing taller than with 554 buildings above, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
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Localism in Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, localism is a political movement centred on the preservation of the city's autonomy and local culture.
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Lui Seng Chun
Lui Seng Chun is a Grade I Historic Building located at 119 Lai Chi Kok Road, in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, at the junction with Tong Mi Road.
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Luminescence dating
Luminescence dating refers to a group of chronological dating methods of determining how long ago mineral grains were last exposed to sunlight or sufficient heating.
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Lunar New Year Cup
The Lunar New Year Cup, previously known as the Carlsberg Challenge or the Carlsberg Cup, is an annual invitational football tournament organised in Hong Kong by the Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) since 1908.
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Luso-Chinese agreement
The Luso-Chinese agreement of 1554 (Acordo Luso-Chinês de 1554) was a trade agreement between the Portuguese headed by Leonel de Sousa, and the authorities of Guangzhou headed by the Provincial Admiral (海道副使; haitao in European sources) Wang Bo (汪柏), which allowed for the legalization of Portuguese trade in China by paying taxes.
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Macau
Macau or Macao is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. Hong Kong and Macau are countries and territories where Chinese is an official language, Pearl River Delta, people's Republic of China, port cities and towns in China, south China Sea and special administrative regions of China.
Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement
The Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement, or Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) for short, is an economic agreement between the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, signed on 29 June 2003.
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Mainland China
Mainland China is the territory under direct administration of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War.
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Mandarin Chinese
Mandarin is a group of Chinese language dialects that are natively spoken across most of northern and southwestern China.
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Mandatory Provident Fund
The Mandatory Provident Fund, often abbreviated as MPF (強積金), is a compulsory saving scheme (pension fund) for the retirement of residents in Hong Kong.
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Mango pudding
Mango pudding is a very popular dessert in Hong Kong, where pudding is eaten as a traditional British food.
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March of the Volunteers
The "March of the Volunteers", originally titled the "March of the Anti-Manchukuo Counter-Japan Volunteers", has been the official national anthem of the People's Republic of China since 1978.
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Market economy
A market economy is an economic system in which the decisions regarding investment, production and distribution to the consumers are guided by the price signals created by the forces of supply and demand.
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Martial arts film
Martial arts films are a subgenre of action films that feature martial arts combat between characters.
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Mazu
Mazu or Matsu is a Chinese sea goddess in Chinese folk religion, Chinese Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism.
Medium of instruction
A medium of instruction (plural: media of instruction, or mediums of instruction) is a language used in teaching.
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Mercer (consulting firm)
Mercer is an American consulting firm founded in 1945.
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Michelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng (born Yeoh Choo Kheng;; 6 August 1962) is a Malaysian actress.
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Ming dynasty
The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty.
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Ming Pao
Ming Pao is a Chinese-language newspaper published by Media Chinese International in Hong Kong.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (China)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China is the first-ranked executive department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, responsible for the country's foreign relations.
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Modern architecture
Modern architecture, also called modernist architecture, was an architectural movement and style that was prominent in the 20th century, between the earlier Art Deco and later postmodern movements.
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Modern Farmer (magazine)
Modern Farmer is a quarterly American magazine devoted to agriculture and food, founded in April 2013.
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Mong Kok
Mong Kok (also spelled Mongkok, often abbreviated as MK) is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty
The Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty or the Song-Yuan War beginning under Ögedei Khan (r. 1229–1241) and completed under Kublai Khan (r. 1260–1294) was the final step of the Mongol conquest of China.
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Morrison & Foerster
Morrison & Foerster LLP (also known as MoFo) is an American multinational law firm headquartered in San Francisco, California, with 17 offices located throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe.
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Moving walkway
A moving walkway, also known as an autowalk, moving pavement, moving sidewalk, people-mover, travolator, or travelator (British English), is a slow-moving conveyor mechanism that transports people across a horizontal or inclined plane over a short to medium distance.
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MTR
The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) is a major public transport network serving Hong Kong.
MTR Corporation
MTR Corporation Limited is a majority government-owned public transport operator and property developer in Hong Kong which operates the Mass Transit Railway, the most popular public transport network in Hong Kong.
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Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch
Crawford Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch, (16 October 1917 – 27 May 2000), was a British politician, diplomat and colonial official who served as the 25th Governor of Hong Kong, from 1971 to 1982.
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Nanyue
Nanyue, was an ancient kingdom founded in 204 BC by the Chinese general Zhao Tuo, whose family (known in Vietnamese as the Triệu dynasty) continued to rule until 111 BC.
National Anthem Ordinance
The National Anthem Ordinance is an ordinance of Hong Kong intended to criminalise "insults to the national anthem of China" ("March of the Volunteers").
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National People's Congress
The National People's Congress (NPC) is the highest organ of state power of the People's Republic of China.
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National People's Congress decision on Hong Kong national security legislation
The Decision of the National People's Congress on Establishing and Improving the Legal System and Enforcement Mechanisms for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to Safeguard National Security is a congressional resolution passed by the third session of the 13th National People's Congress on 28 May 2020.
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National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill 2003
National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill was a proposed bill which aimed to amend the Crimes Ordinance, the Official Secrets Ordinance and the Societies Ordinance pursuant to the obligation imposed by Article 23 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and to provide for related, incidental and consequential amendments.
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NBC News
NBC News is the news division of the American broadcast television network NBC.
Neolithic
The Neolithic or New Stone Age (from Greek νέος 'new' and λίθος 'stone') is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Europe, Asia and Africa.
New Territories
The New Territories (abbr. N.T.) is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula.
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New towns of Hong Kong
The Hong Kong government started developing new towns in the 1950s to accommodate Hong Kong's booming population.
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Nos. 600–626 Shanghai Street
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Nuclear family
A nuclear family (also known as an elementary family, atomic family, cereal packet family or conjugal family) is a family group consisting of parents and their children (one or more), typically living in one home residence.
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Octopus card
The Octopus card (is a reusable contactless stored value smart card for making electronic payments in online or offline systems in Hong Kong.
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Office for Safeguarding National Security
The Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (OSNS) is the Chinese central government's national security office in Hong Kong.
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Office of the Communications Authority
The Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) is an executive arm of the Communications Authority in Hong Kong.
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Official script
An official script is a writing system that is specifically designated to be official in the constitutions or other applicable laws of countries, states, and other jurisdictions.
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One country, two systems
"One country, two systems" is a constitutional principle of the People's Republic of China (PRC) describing the governance of the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
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One-party state
A one-party state, single-party state, one-party system or single-party system is a governance structure in which only a single political party controls the ruling system.
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Opium
Opium (or poppy tears, scientific name: Lachryma papaveris) is dried latex obtained from the seed capsules of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum.
Oriental Daily News
Oriental Daily News is a Chinese-language newspaper in Hong Kong.
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Outline of Hong Kong
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Hong Kong: Hong Kong – one of two special administrative regions of China, the other being Macau.
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Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford.
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Paleolithic
The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic, also called the Old Stone Age, is a period in human prehistory that is distinguished by the original development of stone tools, and which represents almost the entire period of human prehistoric technology.
Palgrave Macmillan
Palgrave Macmillan is a British academic and trade publishing company headquartered in the London Borough of Camden.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories.
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PCCW
PCCW Limited (formerly known as Pacific Century CyberWorks Limited) is a Hong Kong-based information and communication technology (ICT) and telecommunications company.
Peak Tram
The Peak Tram is a funicular railway in Hong Kong, which carries both tourists and residents to the upper levels of Hong Kong Island.
Pearl River Delta
The Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region is the low-lying area surrounding the Pearl River estuary, where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea. Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta are Metropolitan areas of China.
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People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China.
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Phoenix Television
Phoenix Television is a majority state-owned television network that offers Mandarin and Cantonese-language channels that serve mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and other markets with substantial Chinese-language viewers.
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Ping Shan Heritage Trail
Ping Shan Heritage Trail is a heritage trail located in the Ping Shan area of Yuen Long District, in Hong Kong.
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Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli.
Population density
Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area.
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Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, (PANYNJ; stylized, in logo since 2020, as Port Authority NY NJ) is a joint venture between the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey, established in 1921 through an interstate compact authorized by the United States Congress.
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Positive non-interventionism
Positive non-interventionism (積極不干預) was the economic policy of Hong Kong; this policy can be traced back to the time when Hong Kong was under British rule.
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Premier of China
The premier of China, officially titled the premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, is the head of government of China and leader of the State Council.
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President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
The president of the Legislative Council is the presiding officer of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
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Primary and secondary legislation
Primary legislation and secondary legislation (the latter also called delegated legislation or subordinate legislation) are two forms of law, created respectively by the legislative and executive branches of governments in representative democracies.
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Principal officials of Hong Kong
Principal officials, according to the Basic Law, are government officials who are nominated by the Chief Executive and appointed by the State Council of the People's Republic of China.
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Pro-Beijing camp (Hong Kong)
The pro-Beijing camp, pro-establishment camp or pro-China camp is a political alignment in Hong Kong which generally supports the policies of the Beijing central government and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) towards Hong Kong.
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Pro-democracy camp (Hong Kong)
The pro-democracy camp, also known as the pan-democracy camp, is a political alignment in Hong Kong that supports increased democracy, namely the universal suffrage of the Chief Executive and the Legislative Council as given by the Basic Law under the "One Country, Two Systems" framework.
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Proportional representation
Proportional representation (PR) refers to any type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body.
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Prostitution in Hong Kong
Prostitution in Hong Kong is itself legal, but organised prostitution is illegal, as there are laws against keeping a vice establishment, causing or procuring another to be a prostitute, living on the prostitution of others, or public solicitation.
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Public housing in Hong Kong
Public housing in Hong Kong is a set of mass housing programmes through which the Government of Hong Kong provides affordable housing for lower-income residents.
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Public light bus
The public light bus (PLB) or minibus is a public transport service in Hong Kong.
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Qin campaign against the Baiyue
As trade was an important source of wealth for the Baiyue peoples of coastal southern China, the region south of the Yangtze River attracted the attention of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, and he undertook a series of military campaigns to conquer it.
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Qin dynasty
The Qin dynasty was the first dynasty of Imperial China.
Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty, officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last imperial dynasty in Chinese history.
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Quartz (publication)
Quartz is an American English language news website owned by G/O Media.
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Rapid transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas.
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Rebellion
Rebellion is a violent uprising against one's government.
Regional language
* A regional language is a language spoken in a region of a sovereign state, whether it be a small area, a federated state or province or some wider area.
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Renminbi
The renminbi (symbol: ¥; ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RMB), also known as Chinese Yuan is the official currency of the People's Republic of China.
Representative democracy
Representative democracy (also called electoral democracy or indirect democracy) is a type of democracy where representatives are elected by the public.
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Republic of China (1912–1949)
The Republic of China (ROC), or simply China, as a sovereign state was based on mainland China from 1912 to 1949, when the government retreated to Taiwan, where it continues to be based.
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Reuters
Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.
Right of abode in Hong Kong
Right of abode in Hong Kong entitles a person to live and work in the territory without any restrictions or conditions of stay.
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Romanization
In linguistics, romanization is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so.
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Routledge
Routledge is a British multinational publisher.
Rowman & Littlefield
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group is an American independent academic publishing company founded in 1949.
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RTHK
Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) is the public broadcasting service in Hong Kong.
Rural committee
Rural committees are bodies representing the welfare of indigenous residents in the New Territories of Hong Kong.
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Safeguarding National Security Ordinance
The Safeguarding National Security Ordinance is a local law of Hong Kong.
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Sai Kung Peninsula
The Sai Kung Peninsula is a peninsula in the easternmost part of the New Territories in Hong Kong.
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Saint Francis University (Hong Kong)
Saint Francis University (SFU, formerly Caritas Institute of Higher Education from 2011 to January 2024) is a private university in Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong.
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Sam Hui
Samuel Hui Koon-kit (born 6 September 1948), usually known as Sam Hui, is a Hong Kong musician, singer, songwriter and actor.
Sanatorium
A sanatorium (from Latin sānāre 'to heal, make healthy'), also sanitarium or sanitorium, is a historic name for a specialised hospital for the treatment of specific diseases, related ailments, and convalescence.
Second Opium War
The Second Opium War, also known as the Second Anglo-Chinese War, the Second China War, the Arrow War, or the Anglo-French expedition to China, was a colonial war lasting from 1856 to 1860, which pitted United Kingdom, France, and the United States against the Qing dynasty of China.
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Second Sino-Japanese War
The Second Sino-Japanese War was fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan between 1937 and 1945, following a period of war localized to Manchuria that started in 1931.
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Service economy
Service economy can refer to one or both of two recent economic developments.
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Sex selection
Sex selection is the attempt to control the sex of the offspring to achieve a desired sex.
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Sex trafficking in Hong Kong
Sex trafficking in Hong Kong is human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation and slavery that occurs in Hong Kong.
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Sha Tin District
Sha Tin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong.
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Sham Chun River
The Sham Chun River or Shenzhen River serves as the natural border between Hong Kong and Mainland China, together with Deep Bay, Mirs Bay, and the Sha Tau Kok River.
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Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect
Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect is a cross-boundary investment channel that connects the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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Shanghai–Kowloon through train
The Shanghai–Kowloon through train was a train that ran between Hong Kong and Shanghai railway station in China, jointly operated by the MTR Corporation Limited of Hong Kong and China's national rail service (Shanghai Railway Bureau).
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Shau Kei Wan
Shau Kei Wan or Shaukiwan is a neighborhood in the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island.
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Shek Kong Airfield
The Shek Kong Airfield (ICAO: VHSK), formerly Royal Air Force Sek Kong or Sek Kong Airfield, is an airfield (airbase) located in Shek Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong.
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Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a city and special economic zone on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, bordering Hong Kong to the south, Dongguan to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, and Macau to the southwest. Hong Kong and Shenzhen are Pearl River Delta.
Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect
Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect (SEHKSZSE) is a cross-boundary investment channel that connects the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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Shidaiqu
Shidaiqu is a type of Chinese popular music that is a fusion of Chinese folk, American jazz and Hollywood film music that originated in Shanghai in the 1920s.
Sikhism
Sikhism, also known as Sikhi (ਸਿੱਖੀ,, from translit), is a monotheistic religion and philosophy, that originated in the Punjab region of India around the end of the 15th century CE.
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a region in Northern California that is a global center for high technology and innovation.
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Simplified Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese characters are one of two standardized character sets widely used to write the Chinese language, with the other being traditional characters.
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Single-family detached home
A single-family detached home, also called a single-detached dwelling, single-family residence (SFR) or separate house is a free-standing residential building.
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Sino-British Joint Declaration
The Sino-British Joint Declaration was a treaty between the governments of the United Kingdom and China signed in 1984 setting the conditions in which Hong Kong was transferred to Chinese control and for the governance of the territory after 1 July 1997.
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Siu yeh
Siu yeh is a late night meal in the food culture of southern China.
Siu yuk
Siu yuk is a variety of siu mei, or roasted meat dishes, in Cantonese cuisine.
Smart card
A smart card (SC), chip card, or integrated circuit card (ICC or IC card), is a card used to control access to a resource.
Social Science & Medicine
Social Science & Medicine is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering social science research on health, including anthropology, economics, geography, psychology, social epidemiology, social policy, sociology, medicine and health care practice, policy, and organization.
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Socialist law
Socialist law or Soviet law are terms used in comparative legal studies for the general type of legal system which has been (and continues to be) used in socialist and formerly socialist states.
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Song dynasty
The Song dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279.
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South Asians in Hong Kong
South Asians are part of the Hong Kong society.
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South China Morning Post
The South China Morning Post (SCMP), with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is a Hong Kong-based English-language newspaper owned by Alibaba Group.
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South China Sea
The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean.
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Sovereign state
A sovereign state is a state that has the highest authority over a territory.
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Special administrative regions of China
The special administrative regions (SAR) of the People's Republic of China are one of four types of province-level divisions of the People's Republic of China directly under the control of its Central People's Government (State Council), being integral areas of the country.
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Standard Chinese
Standard Chinese is a modern standard form of Mandarin Chinese that was first codified during the republican era (1912‒1949).
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Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) is the permanent body of the National People's Congress (NPC), the national legislature of the People's Republic of China.
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Star Ferry
The Star Ferry is a passenger ferry service operator and tourist attraction in Hong Kong.
State Council of the People's Republic of China
The State Council of the People's Republic of China, also known as the Central People's Government, is the chief administrative authority and the national cabinet of China.
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State of emergency
A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its citizens.
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Stone tool
Stone tools have been used throughout human history but are most closely associated with prehistoric cultures and in particular those of the Stone Age.
Stonecutters Island
Stonecutters Island or Ngong Shuen Chau is a former island in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong.
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Sung Wong Toi
Sung Wong Toi is an important historic relic in Ma Tau Chung, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Supreme command of the armed forces in the People's Republic of China
In the People's Republic of China (PRC), supreme command of the armed forces is exercised by the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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Sze Yap people in Hong Kong
Sze Yap Cantonese represents the second largest Han group in Hong Kong after the group of people (Punti) originating from the Guangzhou-Sam Yap region.
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Ta Kung Pao
Ta Kung Pao (formerly L'Impartial in Latin-based languages) is the oldest active Chinese-language newspaper in China.
Tai Mo Shan
Tai Mo Shan is the highest peak in Hong Kong, with an elevation of above the, or around above mean sea level.
Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion, also known as the Taiping Civil War or the Taiping Revolution, was a civil war in China between the Manchu-led Qing dynasty and the Hakka-led Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
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Tamar, Hong Kong
Tamar is the administrative centre of Hong Kong located in Admiralty.
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Tamão
Tamão (屯門) was a trade settlement set up by the Portuguese on an island in the Pearl River Delta, China.
Taoism
Taoism or Daoism is a diverse philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao—generally understood as an impersonal, enigmatic process of transformation ultimately underlying reality.
Taxation in Hong Kong
Under Article 108 of the Basic Law of Hong Kong, the taxation system in Hong Kong is independent of, and different from, the taxation system in mainland China.
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Taxis of Hong Kong
Hong Kong taxicabs are the principal taxi service in Hong Kong.
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Telephone numbers in Hong Kong
Telephone numbers in Hong Kong are mostly eight-digit.
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Television in Hong Kong
Television in Hong Kong is primarily in Cantonese and English.
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Tenement
A tenement is a type of building shared by multiple dwellings, typically with flats or apartments on each floor and with shared entrance stairway access.
Teochew people
The Teochew people or Chaoshanese, Teo-Swa people or Chaoshan people (rendered Têo-Swa in romanized Teoswa and Cháoshàn in Modern Standard Mandarin also known as Teo-Swa in mainland China due to a change in place names) is an ethnic group native to the historical Chaoshan region in south China who speak the Teochew language.
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The Christian Science Monitor
The Christian Science Monitor (CSM), commonly known as The Monitor, is a nonprofit news organization that publishes daily articles both in electronic format and a weekly print edition.
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The Economist
The Economist is a British weekly newspaper published in printed magazine format and digitally.
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The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
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The Heritage Foundation
The Heritage Foundation, sometimes referred to simply as "Heritage", is an activist American conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1973, it took a leading role in the conservative movement in the 1980s during the presidency of Ronald Reagan, whose policies were taken from Heritage Foundation studies, including its Mandate for Leadership.
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The Hong Kong Council of Social Service
The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS; or 社聯) is a council coordinating NGOs in the social service field in Hong Kong, established in 1947.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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The Nikkei
The Nikkei, also known as, is the flagship publication of Nikkei, Inc. (based in Tokyo) and the world's largest financial newspaper, with a daily circulation exceeding 1.73 million copies.
The Standard (Hong Kong)
The Standard is an English-language free newspaper in Hong Kong with a daily circulation of 200,450 in 2012.
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The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), also referred to simply as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in New York City, with a focus on business and finance.
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The Way of the Dragon
The Way of the Dragon (originally released in the United States as Return of the Dragon) is a 1972 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film co-produced and directed by Bruce Lee, who also stars in the lead role.
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The World Factbook
The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with almanac-style information about the countries of the world.
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The World of Suzie Wong (film)
The World of Suzie Wong is a 1960 British-American romantic drama film directed by Richard Quine and starring William Holden and Nancy Kwan.
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Thomson Reuters Foundation
Thomson Reuters Foundation is a London-based charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, a Canadian news conglomerate.
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Three teachings
In Chinese philosophy, the three teachings (tam giáo, Chữ Hán: 三教) are Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.
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Tin Hau Temple, Joss House Bay
The Tin Hau Temple in Joss House Bay, sometimes referred to as Tai Miu, is Hong Kong's oldest and largest Tin Hau Temple.
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To Live (1994 film)
To Live, also titled Lifetimes in some English versions,Yu, Hua.
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Tong lau
Tong lau or ke lau are tenement buildings built from the late 19th century to the 1960s in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southern China, and Southeast Asia.
Town Planning Board
The Town Planning Board is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Government tasked with developing urban plans with an aim to ensuring the "health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the community through the process of guiding and controlling the development and use of land, and to bring about a better organised, efficient and desirable place to live and work." It is founded upon section 2 of the Town Planning Ordinance.
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Trade and Industry Department
The Trade and Industry Department of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for supporting traders and small businesses in the global market.
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Trade restriction
A trade restriction is an artificial restriction on the trade of goods and/or services between two or more countries.
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Traditional Chinese characters
Traditional Chinese characters are a standard set of Chinese character forms used to write Chinese languages.
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Transition from Ming to Qing
The transition from Ming to Qing (or simply the Ming-Qing transition) or the Manchu conquest of China from 1618 to 1683 saw the transition between two major dynasties in Chinese history.
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Transport and Housing Bureau
The Transport and Housing Bureau (THB) was an agency of the Government of Hong Kong between 2007 and 2022, responsible for a range of policies such as the internal and external transportation, including air transport, land transport, maritime transport, logistics and housing development in Hong Kong.
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Transport Department
The Transport Department of the Government of Hong Kong is a department of the civil service responsible for transportation-related policy in Hong Kong.
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Transshipment
Transshipment, trans-shipment or transhipment is the shipment of goods or containers to an intermediate destination, then to another destination.
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Treason
Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance.
Treaty of Nanking
The Treaty of Nanking was an unequal treaty between Great Britain and the Qing dynasty of China to end the First Opium War (1839–1842), signed on 29 August 1842.
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Tropic of Cancer
The Tropic of Cancer, also known as the Northern Tropic, is the Earth's northernmost circle of latitude where the Sun can be seen directly overhead.
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Tropical climate
Tropical climate is the first of the five major climate groups in the Köppen climate classification identified with the letter A. Tropical climates are defined by a monthly average temperature of or higher in the coolest month, featuring hot temperatures and high humidity all year-round.
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Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda
The Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda is the only surviving ancient pagoda in Hong Kong near MTR Tin Shui Wai station and Light Rail Tin Shui Wai stop.
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TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong.
Twins (group)
Twins are a Hong Kong Cantopop duo that was created in the summer of 2001 by Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG).
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Typhoon
A typhoon is a tropical cyclone that develops between 180° and 100°E in the Northern Hemisphere and which produces sustained hurricane-force winds of at least.
UN Tourism
UN Tourism (UNWTO until 2023) is a specialized agency of the United Nations which promotes responsible, sustainable and universally-accessible tourism.
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.
UNICEF
UNICEF, originally the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, officially United Nations Children's Fund since 1953, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.
Unitary state
A unitary state is a sovereign state governed as a single entity in which the central government is the supreme authority.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state in Northwestern Europe that was established by the union in 1801 of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland.
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United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is a diplomatic and political international organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.
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United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Programme des Nations unies pour le développement, PNUD is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country.
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Universal health care
Universal health care (also called universal health coverage, universal coverage, or universal care) is a health care system in which all residents of a particular country or region are assured access to health care.
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Universal suffrage
Universal suffrage or universal franchise ensures the right to vote for as many people bound by a government's laws as possible, as supported by the "one person, one vote" principle.
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University of California Press
The University of California Press, otherwise known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing.
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University of Hawaiʻi Press
The University of Hawaiʻi Press is a university press that is part of the University of Hawaiʻi.
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University of Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a public research university in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
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University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university in Nottingham, England.
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Urban density
Urban density is a term used in urban planning and urban design to refer to the number of people inhabiting a given urbanized area.
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Urban Studies (journal)
Urban Studies is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the field of urban studies.
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USA Today
USA Today (often stylized in all caps) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company.
Varieties of Chinese
There are hundreds of local Chinese language varieties forming a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family, many of which are not mutually intelligible.
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Variety (magazine)
Variety is an American magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation.
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Vascular plant
Vascular plants, also called tracheophytes or collectively tracheophyta, form a large group of land plants (accepted known species) that have lignified tissues (the xylem) for conducting water and minerals throughout the plant.
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Victoria Harbour
Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour in Hong Kong separating Hong Kong Island in the south from the Kowloon Peninsula to the north.
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Victoria Peak
Victoria Peak is a hill on the western half of Hong Kong Island.
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Vietnam
Vietnam, officially the (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country.
Visa Inc.
Visa Inc. is an American multinational payment card services corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Visa policy of Hong Kong
The visa policy of Hong Kong deals with the requirements in which a foreign national wishing to enter Hong Kong through one of the 15 immigration control points must meet to obtain an entry permit (permit to enter) or Visa, which depending on the traveller's nationality, may be required to travel to, enter, and remain in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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Wan Chai
Wan Chai is situated at the western part of Wan Chai District on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong.
Wen Wei Po
Wen Wei Po is a pro-Beijing state-owned newspaper based in Hong Kong.
Western culture
Western culture, also known as Western civilization, European civilization, Occidental culture, or Western society, includes the diverse heritages of social norms, ethical values, traditional customs, belief systems, political systems, artifacts and technologies of the Western world.
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Westview Press
Westview Press was an American publishing company headquartered in Boulder, Colorado founded in 1975.
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Wet market
A wet market (also called a public market or a traditional market) is a marketplace selling fresh foods such as meat, fish, produce and other consumption-oriented perishable goods in a non-supermarket setting, as distinguished from "dry markets" that sell durable goods such as fabrics, kitchenwares and electronics.
White people
White (often still referred to as Caucasian) is a racial classification of people generally used for those of mostly European ancestry.
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Wong Tei Tung
Wong Tei Tung was believed to be an Upper Paleolithic settlement in Hong Kong, but it is now dated 7700 to 2200 years old.
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World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects.
World Tourism rankings
The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the United Nations World Tourism Organization as part of their World Tourism Barometer publication, which is released up to six times per year.
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World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland that regulates and facilitates international trade.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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Worldometer
Worldometer, formerly Worldometers, is a reference website that provides counters and real-time statistics for diverse topics.
Yale romanization of Cantonese
The Yale romanization of Cantonese was developed by Gerard P. Kok for his and Parker Po-fei Huang's textbook Speak Cantonese initially circulated in looseleaf form in 1952 but later published in 1958.
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Yale University Press
Yale University Press is the university press of Yale University.
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Yomiuri Shimbun
The is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities.
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Yuan dynasty
The Yuan dynasty, officially the Great Yuan (Mongolian:, Yeke Yuwan Ulus, literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its ''de facto'' division.
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Yum cha
Yum cha is the Cantonese tradition of brunch involving Chinese tea and dim sum. The practice is popular in Cantonese-speaking regions, including Guangdong province, Guangxi province, Hong Kong, and Macau.
Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain
Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain (t) is a 1983 Hong Kong supernatural wuxia fantasy film directed by Tsui Hark and based on the xianxia novel Legend of the Swordsmen of the Mountains of Shu by Huanzhulouzhu.
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.hk
.hk is the designated Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Hong Kong.
1967 Hong Kong riots
The 1967 Hong Kong riots were large-scale anti-government riots that occurred in Hong Kong during British colonial rule.
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1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
The Tiananmen Square protests, known in China as the June Fourth Incident, were student-led demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China, lasting from 15 April to 4 June 1989.
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1994 Commonwealth Games
The 1994 Commonwealth Games (French: XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth) were held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, from 18 to 28 August 1994.
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1994 Hong Kong electoral reform
The 1994 Hong Kong electoral reform was a set of significant constitutional changes in the last years of British colonial rule in Hong Kong before the handover of its sovereignty to the People's Republic of China (PRC) on 1 July 1997.
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1995 Dynasty Cup
The 1995 Dynasty Cup was a football competition for the top four teams of East Asia.
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1995 Hong Kong legislative election
The 1995 Hong Kong Legislative Council election for members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo) was held on 17 September 1995.
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1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
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1997 Asian financial crisis
The 1997 Asian financial crisis was a period of financial crisis that gripped much of East and Southeast Asia during the late 1990s.
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2002–2004 SARS outbreak
The 2002–2004 outbreak of SARS, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV or SARS-CoV-1), infected over 8,000 people from 30 countries and territories, and resulted in at least 774 deaths worldwide.
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2007 Premier League Asia Trophy
The 2007 Premier League Asia Trophy (Traditional chinese: 巴克萊亞洲錦標賽) was the third edition of the Premier League Asia Trophy, a four-team association football tournament held every two years.
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2009 East Asian Games
The 2009 East Asian Games, officially known as the V East Asian Games, was an international multi-sport event that hosted by Hong Kong, between 5 December and 13 December 2009.
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2014 Hong Kong protests
A series of sit-in street protests, often called the Umbrella Revolution and sometimes used interchangeably with Umbrella Movement, or Occupy Movement, occurred in Hong Kong from 26 September to 15 December 2014.
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2014 NPCSC Decision on Hong Kong
The Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Issues Relating to the Selection of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region by Universal Suffrage and on the Method for Forming the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the Year 2016, commonly known as the 31 August Decision, is a decision made by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC), the national legislative body of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on 31 August 2014 which set limits for the 2017 Chief Executive election and 2016 Legislative Council election in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
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2014–2015 Hong Kong electoral reform
The 2014–2015 Hong Kong electoral reform was a proposed reform for the 2017 Hong Kong Chief Executive election and 2016 Legislative Council election.
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2016 Hong Kong legislative election
The 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election was held on 4 September 2016 for the 6th Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo).
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2019 Hong Kong extradition bill
The Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019 was a proposed bill regarding extradition to amend the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance in relation to special surrender arrangements and the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance so that arrangements for mutual legal assistance can be made between Hong Kong and any place outside Hong Kong.
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2019–2020 Hong Kong protests
The 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests (also known by other names) were a series of demonstrations against the Hong Kong government's introduction of a bill to amend the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance in regard to extradition.
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2020 Hong Kong national security law
The Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a national law of China on Hong Kong national security passed in 2020.
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2020 Summer Olympics
The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July 2021.
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2021 Hong Kong electoral changes
The 2021 Hong Kong electoral changes were initiated by the National People's Congress (NPC) on 11 March 2021 to "amend electoral rules and improve the electoral system" of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) for its Chief Executive (CE) and the Legislative Council (LegCo), in order to ensure a system in which only "patriots", according to the Chinese definition, govern Hong Kong.
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2022 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong
The election for the Hong Kong deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) was held on 15 December 2022.
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2023 Hong Kong electoral changes
The 2023 Hong Kong electoral changes were proposed by the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on 2 May 2023 in the 18 District Councils of Hong Kong for the following December elections and approved by Legislative Council on 6 July 2023.
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21st Century Maritime Silk Road
The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, commonly just Maritime Silk Road (MSR), is the sea route part of the Belt and Road Initiative which is a Chinese strategic initiative to increase investment and foster collaboration across the historic Silk Road.
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99-year lease
A 99-year lease was, under historic common law, the longest possible term of a lease of real property.
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See also
1842 establishments in Asia
- Berlin, Russia
- Hong Kong
- Izmaylovsky (rural locality)
- Kasselsky
- Leyptsig
- Ostrolensky
- Polotskoye, Chelyabinsk Oblast
- Varshavka, Chelyabinsk Oblast
Countries and territories where Chinese is an official language
- China
- Hong Kong
- List of countries and territories where Chinese is an official language
- Macau
- Singapore
- Taiwan
Metropolitan areas of China
- Beijing
- Bohai Economic Rim
- Bohai Sea
- Changzhutan
- Chongqing
- Guangzhou
- Hong Kong
- Jing-Jin-Ji
- List of capitals in China
- List of cities in China
- List of cities in China by population
- List of urban areas in China
- Megalopolises in China
- National central city
- Ningbo Metropolitan Area
- Pearl River Delta
- Shanghai
- Shangqiu
- Tianjin
- Yangtze Delta
- Yanji
Pearl River Delta
- Boluo County
- Changzhou Island
- Dongguan
- El Piñal
- Foshan
- Foshan–Dongguan intercity railway
- G94 Pearl River Delta Ring Expressway
- Geology of the Pearl River Delta
- Guangdong
- Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area
- Guangzhou
- Guangzhou–Qingyuan intercity railway
- Guangzhou–Zhaoqing intercity railway
- Hong Kong
- Hong Kong–Shenzhen Western Corridor
- Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge
- Huizhou
- Humen
- Humen Pearl River Bridge
- Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin
- Jiangmen
- Jiuzhou Port (Zhuhai)
- Lingdingyang Bridge
- Macau
- Pazhou
- Pearl River Delta
- Pearl River Delta Economic Zone
- Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region intercity railway
- Portuguese Macau
- Sandbars in Hong Kong
- Shenzhen
- Shenzhen–Zhongshan Link
- Zhaoqing
- Zhongshan
- Zhuhai
People's Republic of China
- Cadre system of the Chinese Communist Party
- China
- Chinese Communist Party
- Chinese National Day Parade
- Chinese economic reform
- Communism in China
- Compulsory education in the People's Republic of China
- Culture of the People's Republic of China
- Geography of the People's Republic of China
- H Block (Hong Kong)
- History of the People's Republic of China
- Hong Kong
- Macau
- Military of the People's Republic of China
- Politics of the People's Republic of China
- Proclamation of the People's Republic of China
- Science and technology in the People's Republic of China
- Trident Block
- Two Centenaries
- Wage reform in China, 1949–1976
Port cities and towns in China
- Chongqing
- Dahao
- Dalian
- Dongying
- Hong Kong
- Huangshi
- Jiaxing
- Jingzhou
- Jining
- Jiujiang
- Kwai Chung
- Lüshunkou, Dalian
- Lianyungang
- Luzhou
- Macau
- Nanjing
- Ningbo
- Pinghu
- Qingdao
- Shanghai
- Shantou
- Suzhou
- Weihai
- Wuhan
- Wuhu
- Xuzhou
- Yantai
- Zhapu
South China Sea
- 2019 Reed Bank incident
- Banded houndshark
- Barbelthroat carpetshark
- Blackfin gulper shark
- Broadmouth catshark
- Characodoma elegans
- Dangerous Ground (South China Sea)
- Dongsha Airport
- Dragon Hole
- East Natuna gas field
- Great Wall of Sand
- Hong Kong
- Humpback catshark
- Iisang Dagat
- Japanese Spanish mackerel
- Macau
- Malampaya Sound
- Miri-Sibuti Coral Reef National Park
- Nine-dash line
- Palawan
- Palawan Passage
- Philippine House Special Committee on West Philippine Sea
- Pinas (ship)
- Reed Tablemount
- Regional reactions to China's maritime activities in the South China Sea
- Riau Islands
- Smalldorsal catshark
- South China Sea
- South China Sea Arbitration
- South China Sea Fleet
- South Sea Fleet
- Spotless catshark
- Sunda Plate
- Tectonics of the South China Sea
- Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
- West Philippine Sea
- Xisha, Sansha
- Yinggehai basin
Special administrative regions of China
References
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