Hong Kong is administratively divided into 18 districts. Each district has a district council. District councils was formerly called district boards,...
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The District Officer (Chinese: 民政事務專員) is a directorate public officer and a head of the District Office in Hong Kong. The District Officer (DO) is also...
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The district councils, formerly district boards until 1999, are the local councils for the 18 districts of Hong Kong. An early basis for the delivery of...
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The Administrative Officer (AO) (Chinese: 政務主任) is a high-ranking civil service grade in the Government of Hong Kong. The AOs are cadres of multi-skilled...
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The 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests (also known by other names) were a series of demonstrations against the Hong Kong government's introduction of a bill...
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The Southern District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the southern part of Hong Kong Island and the largest part of the island...
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District (Chinese: 東區; Jyutping: dung1 keoi) located on northeastern part of Hong Kong Island, being one of the 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong...
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North District (Chinese: 北區) is the northernmost district of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the northeastern part of the New Territories...
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Hong Kong Airlines Limited (HKA), operating as Hong Kong Airlines (Chinese: 香港航空公司), is an airline based in Hong Kong, with its headquarters in the Tung...
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Hong Kong Americans (Cantonese: 香港裔美國人、港裔美國人、美籍香港人、美港人), include Americans who are also Hong Kong residents who identify themselves as Hong Kongers (who...
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pledge allegiance to the Hong Kong Basic Law. The HKPF consists of approximately 34,000 officers, including the Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force, civil...
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Events in the year 2024 in Hong Kong. Chief Executive: John Lee Chief Secretary for Administration: Eric Chan Financial Secretary: Paul Mo-po Chan Secretary...
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on Island House Lane, Yuen Chau Tsai (元洲仔), Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. Built in 1906, Island House served as the residence for the first British...
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the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is the judicial branch of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Under the Basic Law of Hong Kong, it...
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Wan Chai District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. Of the four on Hong Kong Island, it is north-central, and had 166,695 residents in 2021, an...
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levels: Areas (區域), Districts (地區), and Sub-districts (分區). The area of Hong Kong Island administrates four districts: the districts of Central and Western...
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The handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China was at midnight on 1 July 1997. This event ended 156 years of British...
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The District Court is the intermediate court system in Hong Kong, having limited criminal and civil jurisdictions. The District Court was established...
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Hong Kong Island (Chinese: 香港島; Jyutping: Hoeng1 gong2 dou2; Cantonese Yale: Hēunggóng dóu) is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. The island...
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Tai Po District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. The suburban district covers the areas of Tai Po New Town (including areas such as Tai Po Market...
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The Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is a resort built and owned by Hong Kong International Theme Parks Limited, a joint venture of the Government of Hong Kong...
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coastal town and a popular tourist attraction in Hong Kong. It is located on a peninsula on Hong Kong Island. It is east of Repulse Bay and west of Shek...
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the Hong Kong Monetary Authority to issue banknotes for the Hong Kong dollar. The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank was established in British Hong Kong in 1865...
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John Lee Ka-chiu (redirect from John Lee (Hong Kong politician))
1957) is a Hong Kong politician and former police officer who is the fifth and current Chief Executive of Hong Kong. Originally a police officer, Lee served...
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Kowloon City District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the city of Kowloon and cut through by Boundary Street. It had a population...
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Hong Kong independence is the notion of Hong Kong as a sovereign state, independent from the People's Republic of China (PRC). Hong Kong is a special administrative...
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section of Hong Kong Football Club (Abbreviation: HKFC; Chinese: 香港足球會) sports club fields a range of teams at various age divisions in Hong Kong leagues...
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Magistrates' courts in Hong Kong have criminal jurisdiction over a wide range of offenses, and in general these offenses must only constitute two years'...
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Hawkers in Hong Kong (Chinese: 小販) are vendors of street food and inexpensive goods. They are found in urban areas and new towns alike, although certain...
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The Election Committee is the electoral college in Hong Kong that selects the Chief Executive (CE) and, since 2021, elects 40 of the 90 members of the...
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