Hong Kong is located in the southeast corner of China. This excellent geographical location makes Hong Kong the world's fastest-growing region. Hong Kong has an area of 1, 100 square kilometers, including Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula. Despite the lack of natural resources, Hong Kong has a deep-water port and the 6.3 million hard-working people. Three million of which are willing to work hard, flexible, and highly educated labor force. Moreover, the people’s outstanding qualities and creativity is the major factor of Hong Kong Productivity.
150 years ago, Hong Kong was a barren rock. But now it has become a world-class financial, trade and business center. Hong Kong ranked eighth in the world trade, and its exports ranked 10th. Towards the end of 2005, Hong Kong's per capita gross domestic product (GDP) has reached the 25, 417 U.S. dollars. 80% of which comes from the service sector, while the service industry employees accounted for the entire labor force of 70%. Hong Kong promotes free trade. Its macro-economic support receives little intervention from the government. Furthermore, Hong Kong has low and simple tax system. Hong Kong has a credible legal system and independent judiciary, so as to ensure the enforcement of law and no one can be above the law.
In a century and a half of British colonial rule, Hong Kong was ceded to the People’s Republic of China on July 1, 1007. Hong Kong then became the lone Special Administrative Region. Its existing economic, legal and social systems will be maintained from 1997 to at least 50 years.
Nowadays, Hong Kong prides itself for a high quality of education, a beautiful living environment, thereby attracting the attention of students around the world to pursue their graduate and postgraduate studies and opportunities in Hong Kong.
Transportation from Hong Kong to the mainland is very convenient. Travelers can travel through direct flight via Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines. Shanghai Airlines, and Dragonair. The Hong Kong Alliance has also direct flights to Beijing - Kowloon, Beijing-Hong Kong-Shanghai, and Guangzhou - Hong Kong. These flights give you a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery of Hong Kong and the Motherland.
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