Home Trip.2: Hong Kong Residential (Color Photos)

Author: Bayside Publishing Limited
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: Hong Kong, also known as the Fragrant Harbor, enjoys world-class leading levels in transportation, tourism, housing, and leisure and entertainment, making it a renowned international financial center. Unfortunately, Hong Kong, which is hailed as the "Pearl of the Orient," covers an area of less than 1,100 square kilometers, making it extremely expensive to live in due to its limited space, often described as a "tiny dot on the map." Due to its unique geographical location, many housing buildings are either nestled against mountains or by the sea, or built on water, showcasing strong local characteristics. Hong Kong was ceded and leased to Britain for governance since 1842 until it regained sovereignty in 1997, during which time hundreds of thousands of immigrants settled there. Out of their own preferences, these immigrants used their talents to build comfortable and picturesque homes with distinct foreign styles: American, European, or Spanish. This blend of East and West has created this beautiful harbor.