Hong Kong special administrative region of the People's Republic of China . With 7.4 million residents of various nationalities in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated territories in the world.
Originally a sparsely populated area of farming and fishing villages, the territory is now one of the world's most significant financial centres and commercial ports. Hong Kong is the world's fourth-ranked global financial centre , ninth-largest exporter, and eighth-largest importer. Its currency, the Hong Kong dollar , is the ninth most traded currency in the world. Home to the seventh-highest number of billionaires of any city in the world, Hong Kong has the largest number of ultra high-net-worth individuals . Although the city has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, severe income inequality exists among the population. Despite having the largest number of skyscrapers of any city in the world, housing in Hong Kong has been well-documented to experience a chronic persistent shortage.
Hong Kong is a highly developed territory and has a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.956, ranking fourth in the world . The city has one of the highest life expectancies in the world , and a public transport rate exceeding 90 per cent. (Full article...
Vengeance Chinese : 復仇 ) is a 2009 action thriller film co-produced and directed by Johnnie To , and written by Wai Ka-Fai . It stars Johnny Hallyday , Anthony Wong , Gordon Lam , Lam Suet , Simon Yam , Michelle Ye and Sylvie Testud . The film tells the story of Francis Costello, a French chef and former assassin whose daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren are attacked by a gang of Triads . Costello travels to Macau to embark on a quest for revenge, enlisting the aid of three hitmen. The film explores the themes of assassination, violence and the influence of Triads in modern society. Produced by Milkyway Image , the film was released by ARP Sélection in France, and Media Asia Films in Hong Kong.
The idea of To directing an English-language film originated with ARP co-founders Michèle and Laurent Pétin, who had
Alain Delon in mind for the lead role. In 2006, after Delon turned down the role, the Pétins recommended Hallyday, who was cast in the lead role after meeting with To in early 2008.
Principal photography began in November 2008, and concluded in January 2009; filming took place on locations in Hong Kong and Macau, with a crew mainly based in Hong Kong. (
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The following are images from various Hong Kong-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 1 China Airlines Boeing 747 crash landed and ended up in the harbour. (from
History of Hong Kong )
Image 2 "Vase with floral scroll design", on show in
Hong Kong Museum of Art (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 3 Pang uk in
Tai O ; Pang uks were built by Tanka people, who had the traditions of living above water and regarding it as an honour. (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 5 A statue of
McDull , a Hong Kongers cartoon character; He is now known throughout East Asia. (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 6 Happy Valley apartment blocks (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 7 Golden Bauhinia Square on Christmas night; The square has a giant golden statue of the Hong Kong orchid. (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 9 Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Island in the 1860s (from
History of Hong Kong )
Image 10 A
Mazu temple in
Shek Pai Wan ; It clearly shows traits of classical Lingnan style - pale colour, rectangular structures, use of
reliefs , among others. (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 12 1888 German map of Hong Kong,
Macau , and
Canton (Guangzhou) (from
History of Hong Kong )
Image 13 Healthcare workers conducting mass COVID-19 testing in
Jordan (from
History of Hong Kong )
Image 16 Tsang Tai Uk in
Shatin ; It is also a distinctively Lingnan (Cantonese) building, being a
wok yi uk . (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 17 Flag of Hong Kong under British rule (from
History of Hong Kong )
Image 18 Westernised stores such as
U2 are numerous. (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 19 Mahjong table setup (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 20 Wing Lung Wai , a
walled village in Kam Tin; Hong Kong indigenous people built walled villages to protect themselves from rampant privates between 15th to 19th century. (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 21 Lion Rock is also symbolic of Hong Kong. Hong Kongers has a term - "Beneath the Lion Rock" (
獅子山下 ) - which refers to their
collective memory of Hong Kong in the second half of the 20th century. (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 22 People honouring gods in a
dajiao celebration, the Cheung Chau Bun Festival (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 23 Main building of
University of Hong Kong ; Being a former British colony, Hong Kong naturally has a lot of British architecture, especially in government buildings. (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 27 Map of
Bao'an (Po On) County in 1866. It shows that Hong Kong and Shenzhen used to be a part of Bao'an County in the
Qing dynasty (from
History of Hong Kong )
Image 28 Flag of Hong Kong under current Chinese rule (from
History of Hong Kong )
Image 29 Tong laus in
Mongkok ; While
tong laus can be seen throughout
Lingnan , they are especially common in Hong Kong. (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 32 A political advertisement written in Cantonese (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 33 The graffiti work of
Tsang Tsou Choi , the "King of Kowloon" (from
Culture of Hong Kong )
Image 34 By 1990, the
Kowloon Walled City contained 50,000 residents within its 2.6-hectare (6.4-acre) borders. (from
History of Hong Kong )
Image 35 Queueing for water in Hong Kong, July 1963 (from
History of Hong Kong )
Image 37 Japanese war criminals prepare for their transfer to
Stanley Prison (from
History of Hong Kong )
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