Hong Kong

• One of two special administrative regions (SARs) of the People's Republic of China (PRC)

• Land mass of 1,104 km2 (426 sq mi) • Population of seven million people• 95 percent ethnic Chinese and 5 percent from

other groups• Three areas : Hong Kong Island, Kowloon

Peninsula, New Territories

Basic Information

One of the world's leading international financial centres

Ranked high in:1. Economic freedom2. Financial and economic competitiveness3. Quality of life4. Corruption perception5. Human Development Index

Basic Information(con’t )

Hong Kong Island became a colony of the British Empire after the First Opium War (1839–42)

the colony's boundaries were extended in stages to the Kowloon Peninsula and the New Territories by 1898

It was occupied by Japan during the Pacific War, after which the British resumed control until 1997, when the PRC regained sovereignty

History

View of Hong Kong Island from Kowloon (published 1843)

View of Hong Kong

one of the world's leading international financial centres

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is the seventh largest in the world

Ranked second in the Ease of Doing Business Index in 2011

GDP in 2010: $225 billionGDP Per capita in 2010: $31,590

Economy

A place where "East meets West“Shopping paradise

Shopping Mall vs StreetmarketsDiscounts and haggling

Gourmet ParadiseFestivals

Culture

Shopping Malls are everywhere in Hong KongIFC MallPacific PlaceFestival WalkAPMHarbour City

Shopping Malls

Characteristic of Hong Kong, usually selling regular groceries, clothes, bags or some cheap electronic knockoffs.Ladies MarketTemple StreetApliu StreetStanley Market

Streetmarkets

Don't be fooled by the name. It is for both sexes for finding cheap clothes, toys, knockoff and fake labels

Ladies Market

Sold items are the same as in the Ladies Market, but there are more street food vendors, a handful of fortune tellers and a few Chinese opera singers

Illustrated in hundredsof Cantonese films

Temple Street

This is the place where you can find cheap computer goods, integrated circuit, peripherals and accessories

Apliu Street

A place for tourists rather than locals, shops sell everything from luxury luggage items to cheap brand name clothes

Stanley Market

Some stores , particularly in small shops, are willing to negotiate on price. They will give you a small discount or additional merchandise if you just ask.

Discounts and haggling

Not only is it a showcase of Chinese cuisines with huge regional varieties, but there are also excellent Asian and Western choices

You can also find some Western restaurants that are featured in the Michelin guide to Hong Kong.

Gourmet Paradise

Dim sum, literally means 'to touch (your) heart', is possibly the best known Cantonese dish

Served at breakfastpork dumplingsbarbecued pork bunssteamed shrimp dumplings

Dim sum

Siu mei is pork roasted over an open fire or a huge wood burning rotisserie oven. With the addition of a slightly crispy honey sauce layer, the final taste is of a unique, deep barbecue flavour. 

Siu Mei

A popular Cantonese dessert is a sweet soup called tong sui. Popular versions are usually made with black sesame paste, walnuts or sago which are usually sticky in texture.

Tong Sui

Chinese Lunar New YearCheung Chau Bun FestivalTuen Ng FestivalMid Autumn FestivalChristmas

Festivals

Chinese Lunar New Year although it actually is lunisolar – is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays

It marks the end of the winter seasonbegins on the first day of the first month in

the traditional Chinese calendar

Chinese Lunar New Year

Takes place on the tiny island of Cheung Chau

Involved competitions with people climbing bun towers to snatch buns

Cheung Chau Bun Festival

This is a festival in memory of a national hero from the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history

Dragon boat racesGlutinous rice dumplings

Tuen Ng Festival

This festival is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month

Moon cakes which contain lotus seed paste and duck egg yolks

Mid Autumn Festival

Christmas is celebrated Hong Kong styleHong Kong is adorned using traditional

Western Christmas decorations

Christmas

Eight statutory universities:University of Hong KongChinese University of Hong KongHong Kong University of Science &

TechnologyCity University of Hong KongHong Kong Baptist UniversityThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityLingnan UniversityThe Hong Kong Institute of Education

Education

• Was established in 1984• Was a Polytechnic at the beginning• Was established as City University of Hong Kong

in 1994• Has now, 20,000 students enrolled in more than

130 programmes• Has 22 Academic Departments• Has 7 Colleges and Schools.• Rank 15th in Asia and 129 in the world

City University of Hong Kong

Was established in 1984Has 5 LaboratoryRuns 2 Undergraduate Programmes and 4

Postgraduate Programmes

Department of Computer Science

SGI Tezro systemSelf-developed 3D graphics engines on Linux.A specialized 3-D projection system, cyber-

gloves and motion trackers support the Department's research into interactive media technology.

Interactive Multimedia and Virtual Reality Laboratory(IMVR Lab)

Consists of state of the art image and video capturing workstations, as well as high-end computing platforms for pattern recognition, image analysis and synthesis research

Multimedia Applications Development Laboratory (MADLab)

Image Computing Laboratory

Recording human movement in 3D.Equipped with an optical motion capture

system to support the real-time capture of 3D human motions.

Real-time dance educationInteractive 3D games

3D Motion Capture Laboratory

provides for projects in software engineering, information security, mobile computing, and multimedia computing.

Specialized Laboratory

MatlabCSIMRational RoseSybaseOracleAdobe Creative Suite

Computer Science Laboratory