Portal:Hong Kong

Today is November 24, 2011 Wikipedia portals: Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Natural sciences People Philosophy Religion Society Technology edit   The Hong Kong Portal Shortcuts: P:HK WP:PHK Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated regions in the world and famous for its energetic metropolitan area. It has a population of 7 million and has been continuously occupied for over 5 millennia. The modern city was a British colony from 1842 to 1997. Despite its high population density, only about 17% of its land is built up, and greenery is everywhere. It is a place of contrasts - frenetically urban adjacent to pristine greenery; extremely rich next to dirt poor; Western culture and Chinese culture. Victoria Harbour is world famous for its splendid nightview from the Peak. The central business district is heavily urbanised with skyscrapers all around, but the country parks and beaches are just kilometres away. Traditional towns and villages, as well as natural reserves, are common in the suburban and rural New Territories, including the outlying islands. Public transport is very efficient, convenient, comfortable and reliable. Hong Kong is currently a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, with its own government, judicial system, stamps, passports, customs policy, immigration control, currency etc. The rule of the road is different from the rest of China, and it has its own delegations to various international organisations and sport events. Hong Kong is officially bilingual, with English widely spoken in business and education. The majority of the population speak Cantonese as mother tongue, with a few speaking Mandarin and other European and Asian languages. English and Chinese are used in all official matters. The popular culture of Hong Kong is best represented by cuisine, pop music and films. Christianity, Taoism, Buddhism, Islam are all common. Focusing on trade, tourism, banking and finance, Hong Kong is one of the wealthiest economies in the world. More about Hong Kong... edit   Selected article The Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence is a museum in Hong Kong, located at Lei Yue Mun near Shau Kei Wan on Hong Kong Island. The total area of the museum is 34,200 square metres. An exhibition entitled "600 years of Coastal Defence" is held permanently in the museum. The museum was built as a fort by the British in 1887. It was originally built for coastal defence, especially for the east Victoria Harbour, but nowadays it is an exhibition centre. Inside there are castle, defence basement, military vehicle and gun display etc. The Museum, which consists of three main areas, namely the Reception area, the Redoubt, and the Historical Trail, is converted from the hundred-year-old Lei Yue Mun Fort. Its historical structure has an extensive outdoor area with unique architectural design, a strong tensile structure with other traditional building material, which provides a comfort and historical feeling for visitors. The casemates inside the Redoubt were converted into exhibition galleries for permanent displays on the history of Hong Kong's Coastal Defence covering the Ming and Qing period, the British period, the Japanese invasion and the period after the resumption of Chinese sovereignty over Hong Kong. More articles... edit   Selected biography Anita Mui Yim-fong (October 10, 1963 - December 30, 2003) was a popular Hong Kong singer and actress. During her prime years she made major contributions to the cantopop music scene, while receiving numerous awards and honours. She remained an idol throughout most of her career, and was generally regarded as a cantopop diva. Once she held a sell-out concert at Hammersmith, England, where she was dubbed the title "Madonna of Asia". That title has stayed with her throughout her career, and has been used as a comparison for both Eastern and Western media. In the 1980s the gangtai style of music was revolutionised by her wild dancing and femininity on stage. She was famous for having outrageous costumes and also high powered performances. Her fanbase reached far beyond Hong Kong, and into many parts of Asia including Taiwan, People's Republic of China, Singapore, Malaysia as well as the overseas market. In the Hong Kong entertainment industry where stars often come and go, Mui was able to remain a major star in the spotlight for 20 years. Her career only came to a stop in 2003 when she was suddenly diagnosed with cervical cancer, dying at the age of only 40. Even so, her music and film legacy continues to live on. Her success reached well beyond that of the entertainment circle with humanitarian work, donations and charities that played a major role in helping society even well into the present day. More articles... edit   Selected picture for November Lee Gardens restaurant in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Photo credit: Kwanyatsw Archive edit   Did you know... ... that the rise in manufacturing in Hong Kong in the 1950s and 1960s was partially due to the United States' embargo on China? ... that Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda, a Declared Monument in Hong Kong, was built in 1486 to improve the local fung shui? ...that Water caltrop is eaten in Hong Kong? ...that Tung shing is a book published in Guangzhou and also Hong Kong? ...that the Chief Secretary position was called "Colonial Secretary" before 1976? Archive – Start a new article... edit   Tasks you can do Please visit the Hong Kong Wikipedians' discussion board and help to write new Hong Kong-related articles, and expand and improve existing ones. Visit Wikipedia:WikiProject Hong Kong/Assessment, and help out by assessing unrated Hong Kong articles. Add the Project Banner to Hong Kong articles around Wikipedia. Help nominate and select new content for the Hong Kong portal. Clean up all MTR station pages. They are literally all over the place. Merger information is incomplete. Line pages are a mess too. Two model pages are Tsing Yi Station and Sheung Shui Station. They have a feature special to the station, Station layout, exit, and connections, as well as neighbouring stations. edit   Related projects Related portals: China Macau People's Republic of China Related WikiProjects: China Hong Kong Macau Associated Wikimedia: Dictionary definitions Textbooks Quotations Source texts Images and media News stories Learning resources edit   Hong Kong topics History History of Hong Kong - Timeline of Hong Kong history - Prehistoric Hong Kong - History of Hong Kong under Imperial China - History of Colonial Hong Kong (1800s–1930s) - Japanese occupation of Hong Kong - 1950s in Hong Kong - 1960s in Hong Kong - 1970s in Hong Kong - 1980s in Hong Kong - 1990s in Hong Kong - Transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong - 2000s in Hong Kong - Aviation history of Hong Kong - History of bus transport in Hong Kong Government and law Politics of Hong Kong - Hong Kong Basic Law - Government of Hong Kong - Legislative Council of Hong Kong - Elections in Hong Kong - List of political parties in Hong Kong - Executive Council of Hong Kong - Chief Executive of Hong Kong - Principal Officials Accountability System - Political Appointments System in Hong Kong - Government departments and agencies in Hong Kong - Judiciary of Hong Kong - Court of Final Appeal (Hong Kong) - District Council of Hong Kong - Human rights in Hong Kong - Foreign relations of Hong Kong - Democratic development in Hong Kong Cityscape Districts of Hong Kong - List of cities and towns in Hong Kong - List of areas of Hong Kong - List of villages in Hong Kong - Declared monuments of Hong Kong - Architecture of Hong Kong - List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong - List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong Geography Geography of Hong Kong - Climate of Hong Kong - Geology of Hong Kong - Ecology of Hong Kong - Air pollution in Hong Kong - List of bays in Hong Kong - Beaches of Hong Kong - List of channels in Hong Kong - Country parks and conservation in Hong Kong - List of harbours in Hong Kong - Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong - List of lakes in Hong Kong - Marine parks in Hong Kong - List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong - List of urban public parks and gardens in Hong Kong - Plains of Hong Kong - Reservoirs of Hong Kong - Rivers of Hong Kong - Wetlands of Hong Kong Economy Economy of Hong Kong - Hong Kong dollar - Hong Kong Monetary Authority - Port of Hong Kong - Agriculture and aquaculture in Hong Kong - Tourism in Hong Kong - List of companies in Hong Kong - Hong Kong Stock Exchange - Hang Seng Index Demographics Demographics of Hong Kong - Languages of Hong Kong - Hong Kong Cantonese - Religion in Hong Kong - Public holidays in Hong Kong - Education in Hong Kong - Right of abode issue, Hong Kong - Hong Kong people - Employment in Hong Kong - Census in Hong Kong Culture Culture of Hong Kong - Cinema of Hong Kong - Shopping in Hong Kong - Cantonese opera - Cuisine of Hong Kong - Sport in Hong Kong - Public holidays in Hong Kong - Music of Hong Kong - Media of Hong Kong - List of museums in Hong Kong - Hong Kong cultural policy - Literature of Hong Kong - Flag of Hong Kong Infrastructure Transport in Hong Kong - Octopus card - Hong Kong International Airport - Health in Hong Kong - Communications in Hong Kong - Hong Kong Police Force - Fire Services Department, Hong Kong Categories [−] Hong Kong [+] Hong Kong Island [+] Kowloon [+] New Territories [+] Buildings and structures in Hong Kong [+] Communications in Hong Kong [+] Hong Kong culture [+] Economy of Hong Kong [+] Education in Hong Kong [+] Environment of Hong Kong [+] Geography of Hong Kong [+] Government of Hong Kong [+] Health in Hong Kong [+] History of Hong Kong [+] Images of Hong Kong [+] Hong Kong law [+] Hong Kong-related lists [+] Hong Kong media [+] Military of Hong Kong [+] Natural history of Hong Kong [+] New Kowloon [+] Organisations based in Hong Kong [+] Hong Kong people [+] Politics of Hong Kong [+] Science and technology in Hong Kong [+] Hong Kong society [+] Sport in Hong Kong [+] Transport in Hong Kong [+] Hong Kong stubs [+] Hong Kong templates What are portals? · List of portals · Featured portals Purge server cache