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| | Hong Kong English - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | English is an official language in Hong Kong but for most of the population who are ethnic Chinese, it is a second language acquired from school education. | | | Hong Kong English is sometimes used to refer to the accent and characteristics of English spoken by some of the ethnic Chinese residents of Hong Kong. | | | English is the medium of instruction for a few primary schools, many secondary schools (termed EMI (English as Medium of Instruction) schools) and most courses in the local universities. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_English
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| | hongkong.txt |
| | Hong Kong residents shall have freedom of religious belief and freedom to preach and to conduct and participate in religious activities in public. | | | Article 141 The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall not restrict the freedom of religious belief, interfere in the internal affairs of religious organizations or restrict religious activities which do not contravene the laws of the Region. | | | Chapter II: Relationship between the Central Authorities and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Article 12 The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be a local administrative region of the People's Republic of China, which shall enjoy a high degree of autonomy and come directly under the Central People's Government. |
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http://www.constitution.org/cons/hongkong.txt
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| | Hong Kong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Hong Kong's religious beliefs are tied to the region's early role as a fishing community. | | | Similarly, the Catholic Church is free to appoint its own bishops in Hong Kong, unlike on mainland China, where the only approved 'Catholic' institution is the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, where bishops and priests are appointed by Beijing (though often secretly recognised by the Vatican). | | | Hong Kongers, especially elder generations, go to Taoist or Buddhist temples to appease the deities and, usually, to ask for compassion or good fortune. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong
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| | Simon World :: Hong Kong Archives |
| | This underlines the pragmatism of Hong Kong people, who believe that constitutional development should not be hamstrung by the debate over a timetable for universal suffrage. | | | It seems Hong Kong is leading the world in the prosecution of file sharers. | | | And babies are just what Hong Kong needs, as a host of factors - including a teetering birthrate and a longer lifespan - are wreaking havoc on the city's demographics. |
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http://simonworld.mu.nu/archives/cat_hong_kong.php
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| | Shawnee News-Star: Religion Commercial paradise Hong Kong also a stronghold of religion 01/06/01 |
| | HONG KONG (AP) -- In a mansion that served as a World War II command center for the Japanese Imperial Army, a Mormon church leader keeps a huge map on the wall to plot a different kind of conquest: The spread of his faith through Asia. | | | But Hong Kong, best known as a bastion of freewheeling capitalism, is a haven for many Western religions, and amid the many glittering bank skyscrapers one finds a fair number of church spires, too. | | | Since the handover, more people travel between Hong Kong and the mainland and church contacts with mainland residents are increasing, ministers of several religions believe. |
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http://www.news-star.com/stories/010601/rel_hong.shtml
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| | Tai Hong Kong |
| | Old Chinese give their faith to Tai Hong Kong on protecting from all catatrophe. | | | The shrine released the 1st batch mini statue of the Tai Hong Kong in B.E.2493. | | | The statue is at Tai Hong Kong Shrine, Chinatown, Bangkok. |
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| | Indo-Asian News Service -> Hong Kong-Religion/Politics-Dalai -> China to choose Dalai Lama's successor |
| | Hong Kong, July 20 (IANS) The successor to the ageing Tibetan spiritual and temporal head Dalai Lama would be chosen with the blessings of the Chinese top brass in Beijing, a top leader of the Lhasa-based Tibetan government has said. | | | Puncog was here in Hong Kong in connection with the Tibetan Week being celebrated here. | | | The South China Morning Post quoted Tibetan government chairman Qiangba Puncog as saying that if the 70-year-old Dalai Lama died in exile in India, his reincarnation (successor) would be chosen as per Buddhist traditions but under supervision of the Chinese government. |
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http://www.eians.com/stories/2005/07/20/20ck.shtml
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| | Religion (hk) |
| | The Catholic Church in Hong Kong, established in 1841, is under the leadership of Cardinal John B. Wu with the assistance of three Vicars General, two of them bishops, 338 priests and 530 religious Sisters belonging to the diocese of Hong Kong and 46 religions or missionary societies. | | | The Hong Kong Buddhist Association was founded in 1945 with the objective of propagating Buddhism and providing charitable social services to the public. | | | This site is created for friends who are concerned about the church in Hong Kong. |
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http://www.shambles.net/pages/Countries/hk_relig
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| | Hong Kong Human Rights Practices, 1995 |
| | Freedom of Religion The Hong Kong Bill of Rights includes a provision prohibiting discrimination on the basis of religion. | | | The International Covenant on the Rights of the Child was extended to Hong Kong by the United Kingdom in 1994. | | | The repatriation of these ethnic Vietnamese, who fled from China to Hong Kong, continued in 1995, generally without incident. |
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http://www.usemb.se/human/human95/hongkong.htm
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| | Hong Kong : In Depth : Religion, Myth & Folklore Frommers.com |
| | But despite the fact that many Hong Kong Chinese are both Buddhist and Taoist, they are not a particularly religious people in the Western sense of the word. | | | Most Hong Kong Chinese worship both Buddhist and Taoist deities, something they do not find at all incongruous. | | | There are about 360 temples scattered throughout Hong Kong; some embody a mixture of both Buddhist and Taoist principles. |
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http://www.frommers.com/destinations/hongkong/0078020419.html
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| | GBGM Feature |
| | New regulations promulgated by the Chinese government continue existing controls on religion but also include a number of positive aspects, say some observers of religion in Hong Kong. | | | Hong Kong academics see some good in China's new religion rules | | | The regulations do not, however, apply to Hong Kong under the policy of "One Country, Two Systems" brokered for Hong Kong's first 50 years after the departure of the British in 1997 to allow the new special administrative region of China to have its own system, different to communism. |
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http://gbgm-umc.org/global_news/full_article.cfm?articleid=3085
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| | Anglican Communion News Service - 928 |
| | This assurance was given by Beijing's leading official on religion, Ye Xiaowen, head of the RAB in the Chinese capital, to religious leaders in Hong Kong. | | | However, some of Hong Kong's 500,000 Christians are concerned about possible Beijing government interference in Church life after the handover. | | | According to Asia Focus, a Roman Catholic newsletter published in Hong Kong, Ye said the RAB would not interfere in or administer religious affairs in Hong Kong because it observed both the state policy of "one country, two systems" and the Hong Kong Basic Law, which was agreed between the Chinese and British governments. |
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http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/acnsarchive/acns0900/acns928.html
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| | Hong Kong - Religion |
| | The Chinese have three primary religions, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism, each with separate teachings and axioms that have made their way into belief systems throughout their long histories. | | | Hong Kong has a multicultural population with Chinese, Muslims, Christians, Jews, and Hindus, each with their own set of beliefs and philosophy. | | | Buddhism originated from India, and not from China, although it is one of the main Chinese religions. |
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http://www.marimari.com/content/hong_kong/general_info/religion/main.html
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| | - Welcome to the Tablet |
| | Bishop Joseph Zen, coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong, points to the great contradiction of China. | | | One sign was an article published in the capitalist showpiece city of Shenzhen bordering Hong Kong, by an official called Pan Yuen, a vice- president of a government commission in Beijing. | | | Bishop Zen believes that compromise is possible on the appointment of bishops, but adds that there is much more to it than that. |
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http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?tablet-00608
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| | Catholic World News : Lutherans Gather For Meeting In Hong Kong |
| | While the open practice of religion in China is actively discouraged, the Communists have promised a hands-off approach to religion in Hong Kong. | | | HONG KONG (CWN) - The Lutheran World Federation opened its ninth international assembly on Tuesday in Communist China, now that Hong Kong was become part of the officially atheist country. | | | "For Hong Kong, he has told me that there will be no change," said Noko. |
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http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=5414
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| | ICL - Hong Kong - Constitution |
| | (2) Hong Kong residents shall have freedom of religious belief and freedom to preach and to conduct and participate in religious activities in public. | | | The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be a local administrative region of the People's Republic of China, which shall enjoy a high degree of autonomy and come directly under the | | | (1) The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall not restrict the freedom of religious belief, interfere in the internal affairs of religious organizations or restrict religious activities which do not contravene the laws of the Region. |
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http://www.oefre.unibe.ch/law/icl/hk00000_.html
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| | Hong Kong religion and religious links |
| | Hong Kong religion and religious links or references to the subject of hong kong... | | | Her story is wrapped up within one of the most incredible marvels in all world history: how the Christian church survived under repressive atheistic communism in China. | | | She bargains for her husband and daughters release to Hong Kong and is sent to hard labor, where she starts agitating for her own release. |
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http://religion.passersbuy.com/religion/hongkong.html
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| | Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea |
| | The leader of the Hong Kong Catholic Church says the Vatican is "anxious" to establish diplomatic relations with China, and suggests that the Holy See might allow Beijing to have a say in the appointment of bishops. | | | Hong Kong's Bishop Joseph Zen told reporters Tuesday the Vatican's policy on China is unchanged under Pope Benedict XVI: it is willing to make concessions in order to normalize relations with Beijing. | | | Hong Kong reverted to Chinese rule in 1997, but under the "one country, two systems" principle, retains the freedoms it enjoyed under British colonial rule. |
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http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200506/200506140031.html
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| | LHMI Fact Sheet: Hong Kong |
| | Opened in 1953, the Hong Kong Lutheran Hour office, called Media Connection, brings the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the people of Hong Kong and Macao. | | | There are more than 400 Taoist temples and 500 priests in Hong Kong. | | | Hong Kong is famous for its natural harbors and crowded living conditions. |
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http://www.lhmint.org/facts/hongkong
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| | CNN.com - HK's 'Vatican agent' irks Beijing - Oct. 29, 2002 |
| | Recently inaugurated as the new head of the Hong Kong Catholic Church, Zen is happy to describe himself as something of a rebel. | | | He is one of the most outspoken critics of both the Hong Kong government and Beijing, a position that has led Bishop Joseph Zen to be called the conscience of Hong Kong. | | | "He should have more courage to tell them what is for the real good of Hong Kong and to defend the freedom of the people, to defend the rule of law, the independence of the judiciary," Zen argues. |
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http://europe.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/10/29/hk.bishop/index.html
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| | SSPXAsia.com: Hongkong News Archive |
| | According to the Hong Kong Catholic Church Directory 2000, there are 323 Catholic schools here, from pre-schooling to tertiary level, serving 289,391 students, in which 18,984 (or 6.56%) are Catholic. | | | Meanwhile, a Hong Kong official in charge of education affairs has emphasized that the policy is not aimed at the Catholic Church, "it is a complete misunderstanding", the education official said. | | | HONG KONG (AP) Mon Nov 4 - Hong Kong's outspoken Roman Catholic leader said Monday that he was prepared to step down if it helps achieve religious freedom in China, or better relations between the Vatican (news - web sites) and Beijing. |
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http://www.sspxasia.com/Countries/Hongkong/NewsArchive.htm
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| | Sage Commentary |
| | Hong Kongers aren’t known for being particularly religious, but they practice a religious tolerance that welcomes Christian teachers and singing groups traveling from other nations. | | | The Hong Kong demonstrations weren’t driven by religious concerns. | | | Hong Kong’s Legislative Council scheduled the new law for a vote on July 9. |
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http://www.sagecommentary.com/pages/SV072103.html
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| | Catholic World News : China Pledges Hands-Off Policy For Hong Kong Religion |
| | BEIJING (CWN) - China on Thursday tried to quell international concern over the fate of religious groups in Hong Kong following the planned takeover of the British colony this year by saying the groups would not be overseen by Beijing. | | | Earlier this week, Pope John Paul had put Beijing on notice that the Church would closely watch over her children in Hong Kong after the takeover in June. | | | But the plan would also keep the Hong Kong churches from influencing their mainland counterparts which are closely regulated and suppressed by the Communist Party. |
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http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=4045
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| | Hong Kong - News about religious cults and sects |
| | Hong Kong - Based ''Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy''(We chanegd the name ''Information Center of Human Rights and Democratic Movement in China'' to this name in April,16 2000) (hereinafter referred to as ''the Center) is the most famous organization that provides China's human rights information to international media, the UN and governments. | | | Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China on 1 July, 1997, after a century and a half of British administration. | | | Under Hong Kong's constitutional document the Basic Law, the existing economic, legal and social systems will be maintained for at least 50 years after 1997 |
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http://www.apologeticsindex.org/hongkong-00.html
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| | Hong Kong polls rank bishop as 'Most Significant Person in 2002' |
| | Several polls ranked Hong Kong Bishop Joseph Zen Ze-kiun as the territory's most significant person of the year 2002. | | | In the practice of his faith, Gilyard said he and his family plan their vacations around "the liturgical year and the Catholic culture that the world is trying to forget." This year's vacation will take the Gilyards to Cologne, Germany, for World Youth Day, as well as to Rome and Florence, Italy. | | | One reader said: "Bishop Zen is courageous in naming the injustices. |
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http://www.cathnews.com/news/301/69.php
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| | CNN.com - Bishop and Bar crusade for Hong Kong - Feb. 19, 2003 |
| | Bishop Joseph Zen, the outspoken leader of Hong Kong's 200,000 Catholics, sees himself as a modern-day prophet. | | | Bishop Zen has warned that the Catholic church in Hong Kong risks being banned, as China uses repressive measures against Christians on the mainland. | | | Hong Kong's media watchdog and The Bar Association, however, were united in saying more work needs to be done. |
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http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/east/02/18/hongkong.law
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