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HONG KONG: A Short City Biopic
(By SimoTheFinlandized - 2021 CE)
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Hong Kong; Chinese: 香港, Hong Kong Cantonese:
literally "Fragrant Port"), officially The Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region of The People's
Republic of China, is one of two Special Administrative
Regions (SARs) of the People's Republic of China (the
other is Macau). It is one of the richest and most highly
developed parts of China. Hong Kong grew quickly in
the decades after World War II. It is now a famous world
class financial center. Hong Kong was one of the last
territories of the British Empire before China obtained it
and granted it special status in 1997. The population
of Hong Kong is more than seven million. The economy
has rapidly grown from a trading port to a very rich city.
Hong Kong also has the world's largest number of
skyscrapers. Hong Kong is divided into 3 main parts:
Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories
(including 235 outlying islands). Hong Kong was a
British colony from 1842 to 1997 because China lost
the Second Opium War. After the handover, Hong Kong
became under Chinese control but with a lot of
autonomy. Hong Kong has its own constitution that is
different from that of the People's Republic of China
(PRC).
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