Hong Kong, officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is a city and a special administrative region in China. With 7.4 million residents of various nationalities in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated territories in the world.
Sir Charles Kao Kuen was an electrical engineer and physicist who pioneered the development and use of fiber optics in telecommunications. In the 1960s, Kao created various methods to combine glass fibers with lasers in order to transmit digital data, which laid the groundwork for the evolution of the Internet.
Hong Kong International Airport is a major international airport and the primary airport that serves Hong Kong, a special administrative region (SAR) of China. The airport is built entirely on reclaimed land on the island of Chek Lap Kok at the west of the city. The airport is also referred to as Chek Lap Kok International Airport or Chek Lap Kok Airport, to distinguish it from its predecessor, the former Kai Tak Airport.
The Hong Kong national football team represents Hong Kong in international football and is controlled by the Football Association of Hong Kong, China, the governing body for football in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Stadium is the main sports venue of Hong Kong. Redeveloped from the old Government Stadium, it reopened as Hong Kong Stadium in March 1994. It has a maximum seating capacity of 40,000, including 18,260 at the main level, 3,173 at executive level, 18,510 upper-level seats and 57 seats for wheelchair users.
Chan Siu Ki is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Hong Kong First Division club Eastern District. He is the all-time top scorer for the Hong Kong national team with 40 goals.
Chan Wai Ho is a former Hong Kong professional footballer and best current player for Hong Kong First Division club Eastern District.
The 2006–07 season in Hong Kong football, starting July 2006 and ending June 2007:
Gerard Ambassa Guy, nicknamed JJ, is a Cameroonian-born Hong Kong association football coach and former professional player who currently as an amateur plays for Hong Kong Third Division club King Mountain.
Li Haiqiang is a former Chinese-born Hong Kong professional footballer. He played for various professional clubs in Hong Kong, as well as the national team as a midfielder and is nicknamed "The Golden Left Foot" because of his brilliant free kick skills.
Sinotruk Limited is a Hong Kong truck manufacturer incorporated in 2007. The subsidiaries of Sinotruk manufactures trucks in Mainland China. Its parent company, China National Heavy Duty Truck Group, is a Chinese state-owned heavy truck manufacturer, headquartered in Jinan, Shandong Province.
Giovane Alves da Silva, commonly known as Giovane or 基奧雲尼 in Hong Kong and 思华 in mainland China, is a former Brazilian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a striker.
The 2009-10 season in Hong Kong football, starting July 2009 and ending June 2010:
The Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link is a 26 km (16 mi) long stretch of high-speed rail that runs along a dedicated underground rail corridor linking Hong Kong to mainland China. It is one of the most expensive infrastructure undertakings in Hong Kong's history. The line connects Kowloon with the high-speed rail network of China at Futian station in the city center of Shenzhen, then running north towards the commercial hub of Guangzhou.
Xu Deshuai is a former Chinese-born Hong Kong professional footballer. He was born in Dalian, China but represents Hong Kong in international competition. He was a member of the Hong Kong East Asian Games football team in 2009 who won the East Asian Games gold medal.
Football (soccer) is the most popular sport in Hong Kong, followed by rugby union. The Football Association of Hong Kong, China (HKFA) is the governing body for football in Hong Kong.
Alessandro Ferreira Leonardo, commonly known as Sandro, is a Brazilian-born Hong Kong professional football player who currently plays as a forward for Campeonato Carioca club Madureira.
Hong Kong Pegasus FC is a Hong Kong football club based in Yuen Long. Founded in 2008, the club currently competes in the Hong Kong Third Division.
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