| This vibrant, bustling city of seven
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| | buses. These are numbered according to
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| million people occupies a mere 1,100
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| | their respective routes with their
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| square kilometers. But don't let its
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| | destinations prominently displayed on the
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| small size fool you; Hong Kong is a giant
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| | front of the vehicles.Another mode of
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| on the world stage. The densely populated
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| | transport which is popular with the
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| area is not only a major international
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| | public is the mini light buses. Tourists,
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| center of finance and trade, it is also
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| | however, are not advised to take these
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| one of the world's most open and dynamic
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| | unless they speak Chinese as directions
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| economies.Located on the eastern side of
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| | are given only in the local language.Hong
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| the Pearl River Delta on the southeastern
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| | Kong enjoys a mild climate the whole year
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| coast of China, facing the South China
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| | round. The weather is cool and humid in
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| Sea in the south and bordering Guangdong
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| | winter, hot and rainy from spring through
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| Province in the north, it is the perfect
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| | summer and warm and sunny in fall.As far
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| gateway to China.Occupied by Britain in
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| | as religious freedom is concerned, Hong
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| 1841, the territory remained a British
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| | Kong is a paradise; every major religion
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| colony until 1997 when it was returned to
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| | is practised here.As for safety, Hong
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| Chinese sovereignty and became a Special
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| | Kong is one of the safest cities in the
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| Administrative Region (SAR) of the
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| | world. One can walk the streets alone
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| People's Republic of China.Hong Kong is
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| | even late at night without fear of being
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| guaranteed a high degree of autonomy for
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| | mugged or robbed. While there there are
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| the next 50 years following the change of
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| | always exceptions to the rule especially
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| sovereignty, as stipulated in its
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| | in big cities, attacks on tourists in
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| mini-constitution the Basic Law. Under
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| | Hong Kong are isolated cases and very
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| the one country, two systems policy, it
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| | rare.The Giant Buddha on Lantau Island is
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| has its own legal system, currency and
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| | one of many sights Hong Kong has to offer
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| immigration laws but has no say in
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| | the tourist.. Weighing 250 tons and
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| foreign and defense affairs.The official
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| | measuring 34 meters high, the bronze
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| language is Cantonese, which is spoken by
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| | statue is the world's tallest sitting
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| most of the population. But English is
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| | Buddha. Other places worth visiting, to
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| also widely used . In fact, signs and
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| | name a few, are Ocean Park and the
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| directions are written in both Chinese
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| | recently opened HK Disneyland.Hong Kong
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| and English.Getting around is a breeze,
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| | is one of the great cities of the world.
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| thanks to the territory's extensive
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| | It is also one of the most expensive
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| public transport system.The city's
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| | places on earth in which to live.But
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| railway network, which practically covers
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| | despite the "expensive" tag,
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| the whole area, carries a large part of
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| | hundreds of thousands of tourists visit
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| the daily passenger load. It is fast,
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| | the territory every year for a bit of
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| convenient and always on time. If you
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| | shopping. For many, it's the shopping
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| want to get from one spot to another in a
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| | experience of a lifetime. Hong Kong is,
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| hurry, taking the train is the way to
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| | after all, a shopper's paradise.
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| go.An alternative is the double decker
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