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The origin of the name "Hong Kong" is that it used to be a port to ship off spices and fragrant wood ("Hong" means fragrant, and "Kong" means port in Chinese). Hong Kong is in the southeast of Kangtong province. It is made up of main and outlying islands of Hong Kong, and a peninsula connected with China by land. It is less than half as large as the Tokyo metropolitan area.

The sea between the center of Hong Kong Island and Kurong, the southern tip of the peninsula, is called Victoria Channel. There is an undersea tunnel below, only for cars. Marvelous night view known as "Pearl of the East", "A Million Dollar View" can be seen around here.

As a result of the Opium War, Hong Kong Island and Kurong became a territory of Britain, according to the Beijing and Nanjing Treaty. Besides, New Territories in the peninsula and other islands are leased from China for 99 years from 1898. Now, Hong Kong is under a direct colonial rule of Britain, and directed by a governor-general appointed by British Government. Hong Kong used to develop through relay trade, but now, the processing industries are growing rapidly. There are many banking institutions, and Hong Kong is also a center of international finance.

Hong Kong Home Page
The official home page of Hong Kong Government. Since the city is the nation in Hong Kong, this page stands for the Hong Kong Home Page. Too much texts seems to make the page uninteresting. It is good, however, to see the outline of the city.

Hong Kong Wonder Net[English]
A general guide on Hong Kong. Full of attracting information about the city. For example, you will learn about each of the annual festival in Hong Kong, and about details of Chinese cuisine.

Hong Kong Terminal
Also a general guide on Hong Kong. A site full of attractions. Distinguishing point is its elaborate designs. For instance, look CyberTour. You might feel as if you got into a night view of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Tourist Guide [English]
A tour guide of Hong Kong. Cute grandpa will help you list up typical sight-seeing spot in Hong Kong. You might visit this page before you really visit because there are some useful information about various ways of sight-seeing.

Diana's Hong Travel Guide[English]
A brief information on Hong Kong. A magnificent dragon is waiting for you in this page. Come and see various images of a night view in Hong Kong known as "A Million Dollar View."

Hong Kong Picture Archive[English]
A site with many images of Hong Kong. Contains photographs of the city in various periods, introduction of cartoons and pop stars, full of images anyway. Don't miss the photo of old Hong Kong.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong[English]
The home page of Chinese University of Hong Kong. You'd better see this virtual gallery and feel the lively city. It discuss about the city from various angles.

PhotoMann in Hong Kong
A personal page of Hong Kong. It explains how the city is attracting using new photographs. Don't miss it.

Hong Kong Science Museum
The page of Hong Kong Science Museum. Scientific issues are gathered in this museum. For those who are interested in science.

Weather Underground of Hong Kong[English]
Weather information of Hong Kong. For those who would like to find how the weather and the temperature in Hong Kong, come to this page. You would be able to have correct information as if you are in the city.


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