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--- offtopic:hong_kong [2014/09/07 20:52] – Petike
+++ offtopic:hong_kong [2019/03/29 15:13] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 An interesting fact about Hong Kong is that it is bigger than most people realise.  In fact, Lantau Island, which is where the new airport has been built on an artificial island to the north of it, is actually much larger than Hong Kong Island.  It is also considered to be an otherworldly place where Hong Kong people like to relax at weekends away from the bustle of Kowloon and Victoria.  It is also where the Po Lin Monastery is located , site of the largest outside bronze Buddha in the world.
+Lately it has been the scene of massive civil unrest and protests against the Chinese government, involving yellow umbrellas and a months-long occupation which many people either praised for its cleanliness and tameness, or slammed for the disturbances caused by its blocking of major thoroughfares and allegedly receiving backing from the CIA, though nobody can prove the last bit.
 In pinyin (which is opposed on principle by a large number of anachrophile board members) the name is Xiang-gang.
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    * [[Barry Bull]]
+   * [[dissatisfieduser]]
    * [[Jonathan Kan]]
    * [[marcus_aurelius]]
+   * [[profxyz]]
    * [[Tony]]
+   * [[Used-to-be Song Chinese]]
+   * [[HongCanucker]]
+   * [[Xianfeng Emperor]]
-[[Sargon]] has also lived there in the past, and still visits there from time to time as he has friends there (apparently mostly sexy females).
+[[Sargon]] has also lived there in the past, and still visits there from time to time as he has friends and family there. His wife [[offtopic:grand_empress_grand_emperor-consort_of_ah.com|Sai]] is a Hong Konger and also a member of this site.
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