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A Brief History of Hong Kong Human activity on Hong Kong dates back over five millennia and there were early influences from northern Chinese stone-age cultures. The British East India Company made the first successful sea venture to China in 1699, and Hong Kong's trade with British merchants developed rapidly soon after. After the Chinese defeat in the First Opium War (1839-42), Hong Kong was ceded to Britain in 1842 under the Treaty of Nanking. In the late 19th century and early 20th centuries, Hong Kong developed as a warehousing and distribution center for U.K. trade with southern China. After the end of World War II and the communist takeover of Mainland China in 1949, hundreds h undreds of  thousands of people fled from China to Hong Kong. Hong Kong became an economic success and a manufacturing, commercial, finance, and tourism center. On July 1, 1997, China resumed the exercise e xercise of  sovereignty over Hong Kong, ending more than 150 years of British colonial rule. Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Administrativ e Region of the People's Republic of China with a degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense Hong Kong Culture and Beliefs People

Hong Kong has a hybrid culture of the east and west, though most of the people belong to the ethnic Chinese group and naturally lean towards their own culture. There are of course many of them who have adopted western ways. There is a heavy influence derived from Cantonese culture too. Food

The food in Hong Kong is a fusion of eastern and western style cuisine. In Hong Kong you are sure to find an unlimited variety of food. Hong Kong has been given the reputable labels of  Gourmet Paradise and World’s fair of Food because of its complex combinations and international gourmet expertise. Dress

Traditional dresses like the pien-fu, the ch'ang-p'ao, and the shen-I are very popular among the women of  Hong Kong. The people of Hong Kong, like those in China, associate specific colors with different seasons. According to this, green is the color of spring, red the color of summer, white the color of  autumn and black the color of winter. The fashion of Hong Kong as well as the entire country revolves around these colors throughout the year. Western clothes have also entered the Hong Kong culture with jeans, skirts and other forms of dresses. The traditional designs for men include embroidered clothes with unique designs like phoenixes, dragons and lightening. The men in Hong Kong also wear the traditional long gown. Martial Arts

In Hong Kong martial arts is accepted as a form of exercise and entertainment with Tai Chi being the most popular. Every park in Hong Kong has people practicing this art at dawn. Most of the martial art forms have been passed down from different generations of Chinese ancestry, with styles like the praying  mantis, snake fist and crane being the most recognized. Leisure

People in Hong Kong spend time playing games like Mahjong, which is played in relaxation or with plenty of money at stake. Hong Kong has lots of Mahjong shops and parlors available, which makes this game easily accessible. In Hong Kong, people of all age groups also play video games. Today Hong Kong has some of the most up-to-date arcades games available outside Japan. Middle-aged locals in Hong Kong also spend time on horse racing and gambling. Beliefs

Chinese beliefs form an integral part of the culture of Hong Kong. The people in Hong Kong pray and make offerings at more than 600 old and new temples, shrines and monasteries that are found across the

 

territory. Feng Shui is taken very seriously here with expensive construction projects often hiring consultants that are believed to make or break a business. The Bagua mirror is also regularly used to shield evils. People in Hong Kong also believe in numbers, with the Number 4 being avoided at all costs (since it is similar to the Chinese word for die). The people here believe in avoiding the use of scissors on Chinese New Year too. Festivals

Chinese New Year, Ching Ming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival are the most celebrated festivals in Hong Kong. •

Chinese New Year 

This is one of the most celebrated festivals in Hong Kong, with most shops and small restaurants being closed for 3 days and some even up to 8 days. During this time new clothes are worn to signify the New Year with the color red being used liberally in all decorations. Married people and elders also give red packets to juniors and children. The festivities may vary from one region to region and from family and family. •

Ching Ming Festival

The Ching Ming festival is also known as Remembrance of Ancestors Day and is celebrated in April. Since this day is devoted to honoring relatives who have died, thousands of Chinese visit cemeteries to clean the graves of their loved ones. Young Chinese children are taught pray to ancestors andenemy for, theoffamily spirits. In Chinese cultureto the symbol of light and darkness is the willow . Some people carry willow branches or hang it on the front door on Ching Ming. •

Dragon Boat Festival

This festival is undoubtedly one of Hong Kong’s most popular events. The dragon boat festival draws thousands of spectators and racing teams from around the globe. This event is growing more and more popular around the world, especially in places like the USA, Canada and Europe. •

Mid-Autumn Mid-Autumn Festival

This festival is also known as the Moon Festival and takes place on the 15th day of the 8th months of the lunar calendar. This festival is a time for members of a family to get together wherever it is possible. Mooncakes form an important part of this festival and is given to relatives and friends during the festival. According to tradition, children carried lanterns of animal shapes lit by candles. During this festival, the hills of Hong Kong, Victoria Park, the beaches and the Peak are shimmering with the glow of lanterns as darkness approaches.

 

Famous citizens

Jackie Chan (b. 1954), actor.

The Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation

Founded in 1988, the Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation offers scholarships and active help h elp to Hong Kong's young people through a variety of worthy causes. Over the years, the foundation has broadened its scope to include provision of medical services, aid to victims of natural n atural disaster or illness, and projects where the major beneficiaries are Hong Kong people or  organizations. Major donation projects of The Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation: • • •

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The Jackie Chan Gymnasium at Lingnan University The Jackie Chan Challenge Cup Intercollegiate Invitation Tournament The Jackie Chan Family Unit, Hong Kong Girl Guides Association Jockey Club Beas River Lodge The Jackie Chan Whole Person Development Center Renovation of the Bethanie Site, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Medical Funding in Mainland China ((Operation Operation Smile) Smile)[120] Medical Donation in Hong Kong (Queen Mary Hospital, SARS Relief) Support for the Performing Arts Youth Development Programs

 

Li Ka-shing A Hong Kong Hero As Asia's richest and most influential investor, Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing has a fortune valued at $23 billion in Forbes magazine's latest world billionaire rankings, which makes him the ninth richest person in the world. The 79year-old controls a real estate developer, a cell phone provider, retailers, a major supplier of electricity to Hong Kong and the world's largest operator of container  terminals.

Larry Hsien Ping Lang Fighter Economist Larry Hsien Ping Lang, Chair Professor of Finance at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, began publishing a series of articles in 2004 exposing allegedly flawed management buy-outs (MBOs) during the restructuring of  some state-owned enterprises (SOEs).

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