Hong Kong
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To call Hong Kong (香港) a city of contrasts would be an understatement. This small region on the South Eastern tip of China has been labelled as the New York of Asia, the meeting point of East and West, and even disregarded as a barren rock. While it is a haven for peace, tranquillity and nature, it is also a busy metropolitan business centre at the same time.
Hong Kong is defined by its contrasts and it really is contra-distinctive in every sense of the complicated word. So check out Synotrip and let us guide you through the contrasts that make up this wonderful city.
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Located on the Eastern side of the Pearl River Delta.
6,748,389 (as of 2006)
Predominantly from Chinese descent.
Cantonese and English are considered the official languages.
Fusion of Eastern and Western cuisine.
"+852” from abroad.
Air, train or boat from mainland China.
Extremely efficient transport system including a metro system (MTR), thousands of taxis, buses, mini-buses/mini-vans, old-school historical trams, and since Hong Kong comprises 260 islands there are also numerous ferries to outlying islands.
Subtropical, being hot, humid and rainy during spring and summer and dry and cooler in autumn and winter. Prone to occasional typhoons and squally thunderstorms.
The Hong Kong stock exchange is the sixth largest in the world being the 3rd financial centre globally and the strongest in Asia. The world’s tallest outdoor seated bronze Buddha; some of the most futuristic architecture in Asia; Disneyland; some of the craziest and busiest shopping malls and districts like Mong Kok (possibly one the most densely populated areas in the world); and numerous scenic wildlife parks. |
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