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Hong Kong
This category covers questions about Hong Kong, one of two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China, and a former British colony.
1,141 Questions
What is the highest mountain in Hong Kong?
At 415 metres (1,362 feet), the tallest building in Hong Kong is the Two International Finance Centre which was built in 2003 and stands 88 stories high.
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Hong Kong is a city and does not have a capital.
What do people in Hong Kong eat?
'Food' like the rest of humanaity.
However, the Chinese diet is generally free from dairy produce, milk, butter and cheese. Reason; Orientals cannot digest that lactose in milk becasue their digestive system does not naturally make the nezyme , lactase.
The chinese will eat anything else.
The old joke about the Chinese diet is ' if its got four legs and moves its edible'.
Why does Hong Kong have a flag?
The Hong Kong flag consists of a stylised, white, five-petal Bauhinia Blakeana flower sitting in the centre of a red background.
The red and white on the flag symbolises the 'one country two system' political alliance between Hong Kong and China, while the Bauhinia Blakeana flower, a flower native to Hong Kong, is a symbol of harmony.
The color red also stands for the national PRC flag. The color was adopted to establish a link between Hong Kong and China. The flower is a symbol of harmony and also represents the dichotomy between China and Hong Kong.
Each of the flower's petals features a five-pointed red star which represents for communism and socialism.
How many people per square kilometer in Hong Kong?
6,200 people live in each square kilometer in Hong Kong.
Population density - Hong Kong - 6,076.4 people/km2
What is the formal name of Hong Kong?
Hong Kong is officially recognized as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. However, "Hong Kong" and "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" are also accepted.
How long flight North Carolina to Hong Kong?
Well...it depends what you use, if you use a pegasus it will only take four hours, (more or less, it depends on the air traffic) but if you use a Airplane like a noob! it will take 10 to 13 days.
What is the most popular sport in Hong Kong?
The most notable sport among Singaporeans is football (soccer). The FAS governs the sport and football fans tune in to the S-League, Singapore's local football league. I LOVE SPORTS.
The natinal sport of singapore is basketball.
The preceding name for Hong Kong was originally 香港 (pronounced in Cantonese as: herng gong) which can be translated in English as "Fragrance Harbor".
The words "Hong Kong" did not appear until the Treaty of Nanking in 1842, which ended the First Opium War between China and Britain and ceded Hong Kong under the control of the British Empire. The British christened the territory as "Hong Kong" in the treaty. The name has remained as the English translation to date.
The old name was Herng Gong which can be translated as Fragrant Harbour. The name actually refers to Aberdeen Harbour on the south side of Hong Kong Island. Literally translated Herng means 'pleasant aroma or fragrant' and Gong means harbour.
How did Aberdeen Hong Kong get its name?
The area of Aberdeen in Hong Kong gets its name from George Hamilton, the fourth Earl of Aberdeen who was Foreign Secretary in 1843. In Cantonese the area is known as Shek Pai Wan which translates as Stone Sign Bay.
What is the duration of the flight between London and hongkong?
Flight:
London (LON) to Hong Kong (HKG)
Flight Duration 11 hours 40 minsDistance:
The distance from London to Hong Kong is 6052 miles (9740 km).
The flight time from London, United Kingdom to Hong Kong is 11 hours and 59 minutes
What is the value of 10000 dollars hell bank note hong kong?
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What is the flight time from Hong Kong to Beijing?
It takes about 5 hours from Hong Kong to Beijing. If you are looking for the different airlines individual times you can contact them. There are many daily flights from many of the airlines.
Here is a list if you need their Beijing phone numbers
http://www.localnoodles.com/search/category_detail.aspx?categoryid=347
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www.localnoodles.com - Beijing User-Generated City Guide
How long is a flight from Philippines to Hong Kong?
The flight times varies according to the speed of the flight. If the flight is flying at a faster speed then the times may change. We are providing you with standard flight timings. The flight time for the above mentioned trip is.1 hours 50 mins
What is the time difference between the UK and Hong Kong?
From the 2nd Sun. of Mar. to the 1st Sun. of Nov., Hong Kong is 12 hours ahead of New York.
From the 1st Sun. of Nov. to the 2nd Sun. of Mar., Hong Kong is 13 hours ahead of New York.
What Chinese province is Hong Kong in?
Hong Kong is one of the two special administrative regions of China, which are equivalent to provinces in China's administrative structure. Hong Kong is a Dependency which comes under Chinese jurisdiction. The old administrative capital of Hong Kong was Victoria which has now been renamed Central so in reality this is the closest to a capital that the island has.
Is the present political system of hong kong democratic?
Hong Kong has a type of democracy; however it doesn't have universal suffrage, a basic tenant of a democracy because it isn't a country, but a special administrative region of China.
What is the value of a queen elizabeth the second hong kong one dollar coin?
I Just got one for 20 Cents New Zealand off trademe (Internet Auction Site) I believe the actual exchange rate is about 24 cents US. You can probably find circulated ones in a dealer's '25 cent or 5 for a dollar' box, but if he has actually gone to the trouble of putting one into a holder and displaying it, he will probably be asking a dollar or two.
What is the value of a 1943 10 cent Hong Kong?
Hong Kong minted two types of coins in 1950: the 5 and 10 cent pieces.
5 cent coins vary in value from 55 cents to $9.
10 cent coins vary in value from 55 cents to $30.
For a more accurate value, please add a description and condition of the coin.
*all values in USD.
How far is it from Hong Kong to Hawaii?
The distance is straight path from one place to another place. There might be slight difference between the actual distance and the above mentioned distance because of the route chosen.The distance between the above mentioned places is 8973.41 miles approximately.
How long does it take Hong Kong airmail to reach the US?
Airmail is usually 7-14 days from Hong Kong.
There is different mail carriers now in Hong Kong and sometimes the airmail used is SAL (Surface Air Lift) which is somewhere between airmail and surface mail in time and price. It goes air over sea and by train over land. Sometimes if there is extra capacity on airmail it goes via air - during off peak times it is pretty much as fast as airmail. The official time is 11-22 days.
Surface mail is 6 weekish.
