Hong Kong

[Tokugawa]

Official Name: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Geography
Area: 1,104.3 sq. km.; Hong Kong comprises Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, the New Territories, and numerous small islands.
Terrain: Hilly to mountainous, with steep slopes and a natural harbor.
Climate: Tropical monsoon. Cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy in spring and summer, warm and sunny in fall.

People
Population (July 2010 est.): 7.089 million.
Population growth rate (2010 est.): 0.476%.
Ethnic groups: Chinese 95%; other 5%.
Religions: About 43% participate in some form of religious practice.
Languages: Cantonese (a dialect of Chinese) and English are official.
Literacy: 97.1% (98.7% male, 95.4% female).
Health (2009): Infant mortality rate--1.6/1,000. Life expectancy--83 yrs. (overall); 79.8 yrs. male, 86.1 yrs. female
Work force (2009): 3.68 million.
Work force (by occupation, 2008): Wholesale, retail, and import/export trades and restaurants and hotels--33.5%; finance, insurance, real estate, and business services--16.6%; manufacturing--4.6%.

Government
Type:  Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China,  with its own constitution-like charter (the Basic Law).
Branches: Executive--Administration: Chief Executive selected in March 2007; Executive Council serves in an advisory role for the Chief Executive. Legislative--Legislative Council (LegCo) elected in September 2008. Judicial--Court of Final Appeal is the highest court; there are other lower courts.
Subdivisions: Hong Kong, Kowloon, New Territories.
Suffrage:  Permanent residents 18 years or over who have lived in Hong Kong for  the past seven years are eligible to vote in certain local elections and  for LegCo members.

Economy
GDP (2009): $209.3 billion (at current market prices).
GDP real growth rate (2009): negative 2.8%.
Per capita GDP (2009): $29,879 (at current market prices).
Natural resources: Deepwater harbor.
Industry: Types--textiles, clothing, electronics, plastics, toys, watches, clocks.
Trade (2009): Exports--$316.5  billion: clothing, electronics, textiles, watches and clocks, office  machinery, electrical machinery, telecommunications equipment. Major partners--Mainland China 51.1%, U.S. 11.6%, EU 7.1%, Japan 4.4%. Imports--$345.1 billion: consumer goods, raw materials and semi-manufactures, capital goods, foodstuffs, fuels. Major partners--Mainland China 46.4%, Japan 8.8%, Singapore 6.5%, Taiwan 6.5%, U.S. 5.3%

PEOPLE

Hong  Kong's population has increased steadily over the past decade, reaching  7.026 million in 2009. Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated  areas in the world, with an overall density of some 6,339 people per  square kilometer. Cantonese, the official Chinese dialect in Hong Kong,  is spoken by most of the population. English, also an official language,  is widely understood and is spoken by more than one-third of the  population. Every major religion is practiced freely in Hong Kong. All  children are required by law to be in full-time education between the  ages of 6 and 15. Starting in 2008, the Hong Kong Government expanded  the length of free education it offers from 9 to 12 years. Preschool  education for most children begins at age 3. Primary school begins  normally at age 6 and lasts for 6 years. At about age 12, children  progress to a 3-year course of junior secondary education; at age 15,  they can choose to continue with 3-year senior secondary education or to  join full-time vocational training. More than 90% of children complete  upper secondary education or equivalent vocational education. In 2009,  296,000 students were enrolled in post-secondary education. Over 25% of  the total population aged 15 and over have attended post-secondary  educational institutions.

HISTORY

According  to archaeological studies, human activity on Hong Kong dates back over  five millennia. Excavated neolithic artifacts suggest an influence from  northern Chinese stone-age cultures. The territory was settled by Han  Chinese during the seventh century, A.D., evidenced by the discovery of  an ancient tomb at Lei Cheung Uk in Kowloon. The first major migration  from northern China to Hong Kong occurred during the Sung Dynasty  (960-1279). The British East India Company made the first successful sea  venture to China in 1699, and Hong Kong's trade with British merchants  developed rapidly soon after. After the Chinese defeat in the First  Opium War (1839-42), Hong Kong was ceded to Britain in 1842 under the  Treaty of Nanking. Britain was granted a perpetual lease on the Kowloon  Peninsula under the 1860 Convention of Beijing, which formally ended  hostilities in the Second Opium War (1856-58). The United Kingdom,  concerned that Hong Kong could not be defended unless surrounding areas  also were under British control, executed a 99-year lease of the New  Territories in 1898, significantly expanding the size of the Hong Kong  colony.

Hong Kong early 1900

In the late 19th century and early 20th centuries, Hong  Kong developed as a warehousing and distribution center for U.K. trade  with southern China. After the end of World War II and the communist  takeover of Mainland China in 1949, hundreds of thousands of people fled  from China to Hong Kong. Hong Kong became an economic success and a  manufacturing, commercial, finance, and tourism center. High life  expectancy, literacy, per capita income, and other socioeconomic  measures attest to Hong Kong's achievements over the last five decades.


On  July 1, 1997, China resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong,  ending more than 150 years of British colonial rule. Hong Kong is a  Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China with a  high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense  affairs. According to the Sino-British Joint Declaration (1984) and the  Basic Law, Hong Kong will retain its political, economic, and judicial  systems and unique way of life for 50 years after reversion and will  continue to participate in international agreements and organizations  under the name, "Hong Kong, China."

[art128]

Hello Tokugawa!

You've made for sure a nice presentation of your guide there. I am sure you'll attract more people if you've started with some in-game pictures.

But, I am not sure if you are aware of this rule:

3. An author may only have one (1) MD ongoing at any time.  Permission may be requested from a moderator in advance to relax this rule, but it is only likely that such will be granted under extraordinary circumstances, however this is an extremely unlikely occurrence.  If a second MD is started without permission having been granted, the author's first MD will be immediately placed in the "Inactive MDs."

Well, either way, if this is meant to be a Mayor Diary ( eg - Where you'll post pictures of your cities, as you've done in Hong Kong | 香港 & Okatabawashi|蓝龙 ) then you may have to ask a moderator to place your old MD in the inactive section, as per the rules you can't have two MDs running at the same time.
But on the other hand, if this is a guide to build asian styled cities, you may found usefull to post it in the tutorial and guide place here at SC4Devotion, which is located here[Link].

I'm eager to see if this is an MD or a guide. But judging on your previous content, I've no doubt this will be great.

Take care

-Arthur. 

[eugenelavery]

Can't say I agree with the rule that you can't have more than one MD at one time.  I understand not wanting people to go crazy and post 10 different cities, but it prevents people from doing differently themed MDs at one time.