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Aberdeen, Hong Kong (223 words) |
 | Aberdeen, named after Lord Aberdeen (1784-1860), Secretary of State for the Colonies in the mid 19th century, is situated at the southwestern corner of Hong Kong Island. |
| The Cantonese name Heung Kong Tsai, which is preferred by the local people, means "little Hong Kong". |
| For many years Aberdeen lived rather in the shade of the two main centers, Hong Kong and Kowloon, but the construction of a tunnel has made it an up-and-coming town in its own right. |
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Hong Kong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (5894 words) |
| The liberation of Hong Kong in 1945 was celebrated at the Cenotaph in Victoria with the raising of the Union Flag and the Flag of the Republic of China. |
| Hong Kong was transferred to the PRC at the stroke of midnight on 1 July 1997, with the last governor, Chris Patten leaving on the royal yacht. |
| Hong Kong's climate is subtropical and prone to monsoons. |
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