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Hong Kong makes strenuous law enforcement efforts, but faces serious challenges in controlling transit of heroin and methamphetamine to regional and world markets ; modern banking system provides a conduit for money laundering ; rising indigenous use of synthetic drugs, especially among young people.
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Jemela ( surname: Gerby ), 23, seems Hong Kong Oriental but has a Spanish father and an Indian mother, was born in America and educated at Holy Cross Academy and Textile High School, says she learned belly dancing at family picnics.
They would not be pleased to have it published back home that they planned a frolic in Paris or Hong Kong at the Treasury's expense.
Then Japan, Hong Kong, Manila, India, Pakistan, Damascus, Beirut, and to Rome, London, and Paris `` to look over wonderful talent ''.
`` Science In Action '', San Francisco's venerable television program, will be seen in Hong Kong this fall in four languages: Mandarin, Cantonese, Chiuchow and English, according to a tip from Dr. Robert C. Miller.
Cutting short a holiday at Hong Kong, the aircraft carriers Lexington and Bennington steamed off into the South China Sea, accompanied by a swarm of destroyers, plus troopships loaded with marines.
Hong Kong, India and Pakistan have been limiting exports of certain types of textiles to Britain for several years under the `` Lancashire Pact ''.
The Japanese want to increase exports to the U.S. While they have been curbing shipments, they have watched Hong Kong step in and capture an expanding share of the big U.S. market.
Hong Kong interests loudly protest limiting their exports to Britain, while Spanish and Portuguese textiles pour into British market unrestrictedly.
he wore a brown tweed sports jacket obviously tailored in Hong Kong, and he was of an age that marked him as a lieutenant.
This deprived him of liberty in Hong Kong, but he told Boats McCafferty that Hong Kong was a book he had read before, and the Navy would always bring him there again, some day.
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* Aberdeen, Hong Kong
* Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui ( Hong Kong Anglican Church ( Episcopal ))
Buddha's Birthday is celebrated in April ( here is pictured the Tian Tan Buddha in Hong Kong )
* 1971 – Julian Cheung, Hong Kong actor and singer
* 1936 – Patrick Tse, Hong Kong director
* 1974 – Stephen Fung, Hong Kong actor and director
* 2003 – Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong actor and singer ( b. 1956 )
* 1975 – Teresa Mak, Hong Kong actress
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It now once again makes Bovril using beef extract and a chicken variety using chicken extract, although the vegetarian formula is still sold in some countries, such as Australia and Hong Kong.
Its population as of 2000 is 1, 367, 900, which makes up approximately 19 % of that of Hong Kong.
It makes up 86. 2 % of Hong Kong's territory.
The Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China ( which is not operative in the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macao ) makes it a crime to release a state secret.
The loose regulation over the establishment of a newspaper makes Hong Kong home to many international media such as Asian Wall Street Journal and FEER, and publications with anti-Communist backgrounds such as The Epoch Times which is funded by Falun Gong.
This makes Easy Finder the most controversial magazine in Hong Kong.
* Roger Blore, gambler, makes an unheard of record time journey to Hong Kong, later becomes Dirk Struan's horse racing club owner.
On 26 June 1999, in line with the request of the HKSAR Government, the NPCSC issued its interpretation which makes it clear that children born outside Hong Kong will be eligible for the right of abode only if at least one of their parents has already acquired permanent residence status at the time of their birth.
Hong Kong Island is dominated by steep, hilly terrain, which makes it the home of some rather unusual methods of transport up and down the slopes.
In other words, the Hong Kong screenwriter takes the director's ideas and makes it all work for the film.
" Reviewing To's Exiled for the Chicago Reader in 2007, critic Fred Camper writes: "... like many great filmmakers — Howard Hawks, John Ford, Raoul Walsh — Hong Kong-based To makes movies that are both commercially viable and animated by a powerful artistic vision.
West Island School also makes use of the nearby University of Hong Kong's Stanley Ho Sports Centre at Sandy Bay, including astro-turf and natural grass pitches, an athletics stadium, a 50-metre outdoor Swimming Pool and several tennis courts.
With Harvey Dent and Lt. James Gordon needing Lau in order to find where he has hidden the mob's money, Bruce makes a trip to Hong Kong and Fox accompanies him to make it look like they've only gone there to cancel the negotiations with Lau's investment company.
While its distinctive look makes it one of Hong Kong's most identifiable landmarks today, it was the source of some controversy at one time, as the bank is the only major building in Hong Kong to have bypassed the convention of consulting with feng shui masters on matters of design prior to construction.
6, 4 ; March 1936 ) A waterfront coolie from Hong Kong becomes the war master of Asia and Russia and armed with a new weapon which makes the bravest man a craven coward, he marches ruthlessly to conquer the world.
Ivan's personality makes her realize who she truly loved and she reconsiders her relationship with Hong.
Since the trail crosses Victoria Harbour, it makes use of the MTR, Hong Kong's subway.
Lee Kin-yan () is a Hong Kong actor, who frequently makes comic cameo appearances in Stephen Chow's films, as a cross-dressing man with a finger up his nose.
Between his films for U. S. studios, he still makes films for Hong Kong studios, sometimes in English ( Mr. Nice Guy and Who Am I?
* Hong Seok-hyeon in Paju, Gyeonggi province, makes swords by hand, as he has done for more than 20 years.
Also it makes many references to Hong Kong pop culture icons.
It is one of two courts that makes up the High Court ( which was formerly known as the Supreme Court ) of Hong Kong.
Mu Hong makes great contributions during the campaigns and plays an important role in the capture of the enemy city of Runzhou during the Fang La campaign.
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