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Hong KongHong Kong
The only traditional-looking The only traditional-looking things in Hong Kongthings in Hong Kong
Other than the only Other than the only Chinese junk I saw in all Chinese junk I saw in all
of China!of China!
There There are no are no more more “real” “real” onesones
The island of Hong The island of Hong Kong became a British Kong became a British colony as a result of colony as a result of the Treaty of Nanjing the Treaty of Nanjing
at the end of the at the end of the Opium WarOpium War. . It was It was
returned to Chinese returned to Chinese control in 1997.control in 1997.
The former British colony The former British colony drives on the left side of the drives on the left side of the road (the mainland drives on road (the mainland drives on
the rightthe right
The people of Hong Kong The people of Hong Kong were concerned that their were concerned that their
way of life, one of a way of life, one of a capitalist society, would capitalist society, would
be destroyed once it be destroyed once it became a part of became a part of
Communist China. Communist China.
China promised that they China promised that they would allow Hong Kong to would allow Hong Kong to maintain capitalism for 50 maintain capitalism for 50
years and then it would years and then it would be assimilated with the be assimilated with the
rest of China. rest of China.
That is not exactly what That is not exactly what China meant…China meant…
Same menu as the one in Same menu as the one in Philly!Philly!
China believes that its China believes that its economy will become economy will become
as strong as Hong as strong as Hong Kong’s and capitalist, Kong’s and capitalist,
as well. Then the as well. Then the border between the border between the two will be open.two will be open.