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Hong Kong Rebounds, Nikkei Falls...period. Banks, commodity producers and some cyclical-sector stocks fueled regional gains. China Cosco Holdings climbed 3.2% in Hong Kong, Jiangxi Copper rose 2% in Shanghai, and Posco gained 1.3% in Seoul. Retailer Esprit Holdings... In this article: Goldman Sachs, Kumho Asiana Group, Cnooc, Hong Kong, Europe, Tokyo, Seoul, Net profit, and Asiana Airlines |
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Telegraph.co.uk - How about that | 7 hours ago
Hong Kong dieters warned over swallowing parasitic worms
Dieters in Hong Kong have been warned by government doctors that they may be risking their lives by swallowing parasitic worms that can grow up to 15 inches long. Published: 11:41AM GMT 09 Feb 2010 The city's department of health said that...
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Reuters | 11 hours ago
Hong Kong IPO Pipeline - Feb 9
HONG KONG, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The following are some of the major companies planning initial public offerings on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Please contact Kennix Chim (+852) 2843-6313 to submit entries for this diary. Click on the square...
In this article: Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Coal, Haitong Securities, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Piper Jaffray, and Merrill Lynch
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Reuters | 14 hours ago
Hong Kong, China stocks edge higher
...gas discovery * China First Heavy Industries makes weak Shanghai debut (Updates to midday) By Sui-Lee Wee and Claire Zhang Hong Kong shares struggled to eke out gains in choppy trade early on Tuesday, cheered by higher commodities...
In this article: China, Shanghai, Copper, Husky Energy Inc, Jiangxi Copper, and Guotai Junan Securities
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Independent.co.uk - Film & TV | 19 hours ago
New Year in Hong Kong means time for films with local flavor
The tradition over Chinese New Year in Hong Kong is to spend time with family and friends, to gather them together -- and to head off to the cinema. (Relaxnews) - The tradition over Chinese New Year in Hong Kong is to spend time with...
In this article: Chinese New Year, Paul Fonoroff, 20th Century Fox, Jacky Cheung, Hollywood, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, and Vincent Zhao
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BusinessWeek Online | 1 day ago
Huaneng Said to Plan $1 Billion Hong Kong Wind Power IPO
Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- China Huaneng Group Corp., the country's largest power producer, plans to take its wind power unit public in a Hong Kong share sale this year worth at least $1 billion, said four people familiar with the plan. The...
In this article: Beijing, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., China, Coal, Climate change, Global Wind Energy Council, and China Guodian Corp.
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MarketWatch | 1 day ago
Craig Stephen's This Week in China: Hong Kong trades its way to budget surplus
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- As many countries face up to some of the biggest debt burdens in recent history, Hong Kong later this month should unveil a budget surplus. Higher revenue from land premiums and stamp duty will see the government...
In this article: China, Revenue, Tax, Xinhua News Agency, The Economist, and Beijing
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Sports Illustrated | 2 days ago
Korea downs Hong Kong in East Asian Champs
Posted: Sunday February 7, 2010 10:41AM; Updated: Sunday February 7, 2010 10:41AM Korea downs Hong Kong in East Asian Champs TOKYO (AP) -- Defending champion South Korea routed Hong Kong 5-0 on Sunday in the East Asian Championship.
In this article: Korea, South Korea, East Asian Championship, Japan, and China
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Forbes.com | 3 days ago
Hong Kong Restaurateur Learns About Buzz
Forbes Asia Magazine dated February 08, 2010 David Yeo learns the pleasures and perils of the hospitality business in Hong Kong, Beijing and London. David Yeo in one of his Hullett House bars in Hong Kong. Bright as it began, the decade...
In this article: London, Beijing, and HK Magazine
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BusinessWeek Online | 4 days ago
Hong Kong Stocks Fall; Longest Run of Weekly Losses Since 2008
February 04, 2010, 11:25 PM EST Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong's benchmark stock index fell in the longest weekly losing streak since October 2008 after the former chairman of Esprit Holdings Ltd. sold shares and commodity producers dropped...
In this article: China, Ministry of Finance, Hopewell Holdings Ltd., Bank of China Ltd., and U.S.
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Forbes.com | 5 days ago
Hong Kong's 40 Richest
...help boost their fortunes by $53 billion, but they are still $44 billion shy of 2008's record high. As China goes, so too does Hong Kong these days, usually for the better but not without risks, as evidenced by the Hang Seng's recent...
In this article: Outsourcing, Talbots, Kohl's, Target, Wal-Mart Stores, China, and Shanghai
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Hong Kong (), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a largely self-governing territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south. Hong Kong is a global metropolitan and international financial centre, and has a highly developed capitalist economy.
Beginning as a trading port, Hong Kong became a crown colony of the United Kingdom in 1842, reclassified as a British dependent territory in 1983, and remained so until the transfer of its sovereignty to the People's Republic of China in 1997. Under the "one country, two systems" policy, Hong Kong enjoys a high degree of autonomy in all areas with the exception of foreign affairs and defence, which are the responsibility of the PRC Government. As part of this arrangement, Hong Kong continues to maintain its own currency, legal system, political system, immigration control, rule of the road and other aspects that concern its way of life, many of which are distinct from those of mainland China.
- Name:
- Hong Kong
- Conventional Long Name:
- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
- Local Name:
- 中華人民共和國香港特別行政區
- Language:
- Chinese, English
- Government type:
- Non-sovereign partial indirect democracy
- Legislature:
- Legislative Council
- Founding Date:
- August 29, 1842
- Formations:
- Japanese occupation
- Area:
- 427
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $293.311 billion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 38th
- GDP (nominal):
- US$223.764 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 27th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 37th
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- US$31,849
- Time Zone:
- HKT
- Currency:
- Hong Kong dollar
- Demonym:
- Hong Kong people
- Drives On:
- left
- Currency (code):
- HKD
- Country Calling Code:
- +852
- ccTLD:
- .hk
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