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Per capita GDP reached HK$235,134 (US$30,157). At the end of 2007, 3.46 million of the 3.65 million labour force were employed full-time, 117,800 were unemployed and 75,500 were considered under-employed. The unemployment rate averaged 4.1% in 2007, the fourth straight year of decline. [3]
Hong Kong[e] is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. With 7.4 million residents of various nationalities [f] in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing dynasty ceded ...
There are some distinctive holidays that are celebrated in Hong Kong as a part of eastern culture, and not generally in western countries, except among certain overseas Chinese (especially Cantonese) communities. The best-known is Lunar New Year, which occurs approximately a month after Gregorian New Year, variably in late January or early February
The JD in Hong Kong is a two to three years (full-time) course offered by all three law schools, specifically tailored to admitting non-law bachelor degree holders. [4] The Chinese University of Hong Kong also offers a 42-month part-time JD for prospective students. [5]
Jimmy Lai, one of Hong Kong's most influential pro-democracy figures, has testified in court for the first time in a national security trial that may see him sentenced to life in jail. The 76-year ...
The new school was called City Polytechnic of Hong Kong, a name chosen among nearly 300 suggestions made by members of the public. [4] The new polytechnic opened on 8 October 1984, welcoming 480 full-time and 680 part-time students. [5] The provision for part-time students contributed to high enrolment, with the quota being filled almost ...
2018 Hong Kong bus accident. Excessive speed. On 10 February 2018, at approximately 18:13 HKT, a Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) double-decker bus flipped onto its side on Tai Po Road in Tai Po, New Territories. The crash killed 19 people and injured 65. The incident, also known as the 872 accident (Chinese: 872意外) after the number of the route the ...
Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU; as Open University of Hong Kong from 1997 to 2021) is a public university in Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong.. Established as the Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong by the Hong Kong government in 1989, HKMU now consists of five schools, namely the School of Arts and Social Sciences, Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration, School of ...