Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. With 7.4 million residents of various nationalities in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory,Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the world.
The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is a national law of China that serves as the organic law for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Comprising nine chapters,160 articles and three annexes,the Basic Law was composed to implement Annex I of the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration.
St. Paul's College is an Anglican day school for boys in Hong Kong. It was established in 1851,the oldest continuously operated school in Hong Kong. The college first opened in 1851 with only one tutor and nine pupils. Today,it has more than 1,200 pupils in the secondary section and nearly 600 pupils in the primary section.
Anson Maria Elizabeth Chan Fang On-sang,is a retired Hong Kong politician and civil servant who was the first ethnic Chinese and woman to serve as Chief Secretary,the second-highest position in both the British colonial government and the Hong Kong SAR government under the Chinese sovereignty from 1993 until she retired from the government in 2001,sparking speculations of her growing rift with Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa.
The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) is a pro-Beijing political party registered since 1992 in Hong Kong. Chaired by Gary Chan and holding 13 Legislative Council seats,it is currently the largest party in the legislature and in terms of membership,far ahead of other parties. It has been a key supporting force to the SAR administration and the central government's policies on Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) is a Hong Kong pro-democracy social-liberal political party catering to grassroots interest with a strong basis in Sham Shui Po. Established on 26 October 1986,it was one of the three major pro-democracy groups along with the Meeting Point and the Hong Kong Affairs Society in the 1980s.
Queen's College is the first public secondary school founded in Hong Kong by the British colonial government. It was initially named The Government Central School in 1862 and later renamed Victoria College in 1890,and finally obtained the present name of Queen's College in 1894. It is currently located in Causeway Bay.
Paul Tse Wai-chun,JP is a Hong Kong solicitor,who claims himself as the "Superman of Law". He also owns a small travel agency and was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the tourism functional constituency in the 2008 legislative election. Tse is of Hakka ancestry.
New Police Story is a 2004 Hong Kong action thriller film directed by Benny Chan. It stars Jackie Chan,Nicholas Tse,Charlie Yeung,Charlene Choi,and Daniel Wu. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 24 September 2004.
The Hong Kong Humanity Award is co-organized by the Hong Kong Red Cross and Radio Television Hong Kong. It is the first of its kind in Hong Kong aims to give tribute to those live up to and put into practice the spirit of humanity.
Lung Yeuk Tau,commonly known as Lung Ku Tau and also called Lung Ling is an area located northeast of Luen Wo Hui in Fanling,New Territories,Hong Kong.
The City University of Hong Kong (CityU) is a public research university located in Kowloon Tong,Kowloon,Hong Kong. It was founded in 1984 as the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong and became a fully accredited university in 1994.
Vallejos and Domingo v. Commissioner of Registration was a court case against the government of Hong Kong by two foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) seeking permanent residence and the right of abode in Hong Kong. Because of its subject matter it was commonly referred to in the media as the FDHs' right of abode case (外傭居港權案). Evangeline Vallejos and Daniel Domingo were two of five applicants who in various groups filed three right of abode lawsuits in 2010;the ruling in Vallejos' case was expected to be a precedent for the other two.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Basic Law Consultative Committee was an official body established in 1985 to canvass views in Hong Kong on the drafts of the Hong Kong Basic Law.
The Peak District Reservation Ordinance 1904,originally enacted as the Hill District Reservation Ordinance,is commonly called the Peak Reservation Ordinance and was a zoning law that reserved most of the Victoria Peak as a place of residence to non-Chinese people except with the consent of the Governor-in-Council. The law was in force from 1904 to 1930 where the deadly Third Pandemic of Bubonic plague took place in China,causing 100,000 deaths,and enormous number of Chinese influxed into Hong Kong,causing the 1894 Hong Kong plague. Contemporary historians’views toward the Ordinance vary,with some attributing the Ordinance to health segregation,whereas others attribute it to social status segregation. The debate on the second reading of the Bill is recorded in the Hong Kong Hansard,which shows that the two Chinese members,Ho Kai and Wei Yuk,did not oppose the Bill but a minority of the "leading Chinese" in the community were against it.
Daniel Tse Chi-wai,GBS,CBE,JP is the chair of the University Council of the University of Macau. He was also the member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
Jimmy Ng Wing-ka,JP is a solicitor and businessman in Hong Kong. He is the vice-president of the Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong (CMAHK). In the 2016 Legislative Council election,Ng ran unopposed in the CMAHK's Industrial (Second) functional constituency,succeeding Lam Tai-fai in the seat.
Edward Yiu Chung-yim is a Hong Kong academic,scholar and former politician who is currently an associate professor of property at the University of Auckland Business School. He is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong elected in the 2016 Legislative Council election representing the functional constituency of Architectural,Surveying,Planning and Landscape. On 14 July 2017,Yiu was disqualified by the court over his manner on oath of office at the inaugural meeting of the Legislative Council on 12 October 2016 as a result of the oath-taking controversy.
Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union Pok Fu Lam Road Cemetery or Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union Pokfulam Road Cemetery is a cemetery in Pok Fu Lam,Hong Kong. It is managed by The Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union (香港華人基督教聯會). It lies on the slopes east of Victoria Road between Tung Wah Coffin Home and Pok Fu Lam Road,facing Sandy Bay.
Administration Wing of the Office of the Chief Secretary for Administration is an executive agency in the Government of Hong Kong,reporting directly to the Chief Secretary and Financial Secretary. It is mainly responsible to oversee the effective functioning of the Government Secretariat machinery and managing the relations between the government and the Legislative Council,Judiciary,independent statutory agencies,consular missions.
