Hong Kong has about seven million people.
Hong Kong is situated on the eastern bank of the Pearl River on the south coast of China and is washed by the South China Sea.It borders Guangdong province in the north. Hong Kong is the richest city in China, its economy is among the most liberal in the world. It is a financial and commercial center of global significance.
British colony from the Treaty of Nanking (1842), returned to China in 1997, Hong Kong remains fundamentally different from the rest of the People's Republic of China. A fundamental law determines its particular political regime. It follows the principle"one country, two systems", which allows Hong Kong to retain its legal system, its currency, its political system, its sports teamsand its immigration laws. Under the terms of the Sino-British JointDeclaration, China promised that Hong Kong would retain arelative autonomy until 2047, 50 years after the transfer of sovereignty.
The city has 20,500 British residents (there were 25 500 in 1996). The majority is made up of expatriates employed by multinationals and entrepreneurs settled with their families. Since the handover, the streets have kept their double name, in English and Cantonese.
On first acquaintance Hong Kong can overwhelm. Navigate its teeming, tightly packed sidewalks and you’re met at every turn with neon signage, steam-filled canteens, molasses-slow traffic and a Babel of chatter.
Once this first sensory wave has rolled over you, though, take a deep breath and start swimming with the current, because you’ll find Hong Kong is a place to delight in. Utterly safe and fantastically well organised, it offers little moments of perfection. You may find them on a plastic stool enjoying a bargain bowl of beef brisket soup or simply gazing at the thrilling harbour vistas. You’ll find them taking afternoon tea in the cool of a five-star hotel lobby or enjoying balmy open-air beers in the party zones.
Hong Kong can nudge you out of your comfort zone but usually rewards you for it, so try the stinky beancurd, sample the shredded jellyfish, brave the hordes at the city centre horseracing and join in the dawn tai chi. Escape the city limits and other experiences await – watching the sun rise from a remote mountain peak, hiking surf-beaten beaches or exploring deserted islands.
If it’s pampering you’re after, money can buy the ultimate luxuries in a city well used to serving its tiny, moneyed elite. Yet Hong Kong is also a city of simple pleasures. Most often it’s the least pricey experiences – a $2 tram or ferry ride, a whiff of incense curling from temple rafters, savouring fishing-village sundowners and seafood – that are the stuff of priceless memories.
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Hong Kong is situated on the eastern bank of the Pearl River on the south coast of China and is washed by the South China Sea.It borders Guangdong province in the north. Hong Kong is the richest city in China, its economy is among the most liberal in the world. It is a financial and commercial center of global significance.
British colony from the Treaty of Nanking (1842), returned to China in 1997, Hong Kong remains fundamentally different from the rest of the People's Republic of China. A fundamental law determines its particular political regime. It follows the principle"one country, two systems", which allows Hong Kong to retain its legal system, its currency, its political system, its sports teamsand its immigration laws. Under the terms of the Sino-British JointDeclaration, China promised that Hong Kong would retain arelative autonomy until 2047, 50 years after the transfer of sovereignty.
The city has 20,500 British residents (there were 25 500 in 1996). The majority is made up of expatriates employed by multinationals and entrepreneurs settled with their families. Since the handover, the streets have kept their double name, in English and Cantonese.
On first acquaintance Hong Kong can overwhelm. Navigate its teeming, tightly packed sidewalks and you’re met at every turn with neon signage, steam-filled canteens, molasses-slow traffic and a Babel of chatter.
Once this first sensory wave has rolled over you, though, take a deep breath and start swimming with the current, because you’ll find Hong Kong is a place to delight in. Utterly safe and fantastically well organised, it offers little moments of perfection. You may find them on a plastic stool enjoying a bargain bowl of beef brisket soup or simply gazing at the thrilling harbour vistas. You’ll find them taking afternoon tea in the cool of a five-star hotel lobby or enjoying balmy open-air beers in the party zones.
Hong Kong can nudge you out of your comfort zone but usually rewards you for it, so try the stinky beancurd, sample the shredded jellyfish, brave the hordes at the city centre horseracing and join in the dawn tai chi. Escape the city limits and other experiences await – watching the sun rise from a remote mountain peak, hiking surf-beaten beaches or exploring deserted islands.
If it’s pampering you’re after, money can buy the ultimate luxuries in a city well used to serving its tiny, moneyed elite. Yet Hong Kong is also a city of simple pleasures. Most often it’s the least pricey experiences – a $2 tram or ferry ride, a whiff of incense curling from temple rafters, savouring fishing-village sundowners and seafood – that are the stuff of priceless memories.
This page, and all contents of this Web site are Copyright © 2009-2012 by Best Trip Destination.All rights reserved.
