HONG KONG

POPULATION

• 7.155 million
• Last recorded-2012
• Second largest city

FAMOUS LANDMARKS

• Ride the Peak Tram
• Hong Kong Disneyland
• Big Buddha
• The floating restaurants

HONG KONG FLAG

DISNEYLAND IN HONG KONG

FLOATING RESTAURANT

SOME OF THE TALLEST BUILDINGS

FOOD FROM HONG KONG

• Roasted goose
• Boba (milk tea)
• XO sauce
• Eggettes - egg waffles ( gai Dana jAi)
• Yum cha - shrimp dumplings

ROASTED GOOSE

BOBA

EGGETTES

YUM CHA

XO SAUCE

FAMOUS PEOPLE

• Jackie Chan
• Bruce Lee
• Chow Yun-Fat
• Cecilia Cheung

JACKIE CHAN

CHOW YUN-FAT

BRUCE LEE

CECILIA CHEUNG

CULTURE

CHINESE NEW YEAR DRAGON DANCE

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BUDDHISM

WHAT IS BUDDHISM?

• Do not believe the world is created and ruled by God
• Not atheist
• Purpose of life- to end suffering

PERCENTAGE

• 66.13 %- Buddhism
• 18.25%- non religious
• 10.05%- Christian
• 1.5%- other
• 3.8% Jewish

HOLIDAYS CELEBRATED

CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR

CHIMG MING FESTIVAL

MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL

KUNG FU

GAMBLING

Cantonese Opera

IS HONG KONG ITS OWN COUNTRY?

GOVERNMENT

• Part of China but separate from China
• It's called Basic Law
• In charge by a chief executive and a executive council
• Independent judiciary

LANGUAGE

• Main- Chinese and English
• Hello- ni hao
• Goodbye- zai jian
• How much- duo shao qian
• Thank you- xie xie

LOCAL CUSTOMS

BARGAINING

MUST TIP!

DRESS CODE

• Flip flops should not be worn outdoors

AVOIDING OFFENSE

• Do not give a gift of white flowers except at funerals
• Do not write anything in red ink
• Leaving chopsticks vertical in a bowl is bad
• Hand someone an object with two hands only

MAP OF HONG KONG

ZAI JIAN