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Answer
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Literal meaning of the name "Hong Kong"
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fragrant harbour
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Current population (nearest million)
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7
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Located in the mouth of which river
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Pearl River
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Chinese city adjacent to it
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Shenzhen
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Chinese dialect spoken by most population
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Cantonese
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Year when it was first ceded to Britain?
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1842
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War that led to the cession
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First Opium War
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Year returned to China
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1997
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Country most Hong Kong people emigrated to before the handover
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Canada
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City in above country with the highest % of Hong Kong immigrants
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Vancouver
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The mini constitution of the Special Administrative Region
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The Basic Law
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Number of administrative districts
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18
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Peninsula opposite to Hong Kong island
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Kowloon
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Airport in the above which closed in 1998
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Kai Tak Airport
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International flag carrier airline
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Cathay Pacific
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Name of its harbour
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Victoria Harbour
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Famous ferry services across the harbour
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Star Ferry
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Last British Governor
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Chris Patten
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Current Chief Executive
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John Lee
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Tallest building
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International Commerce Centre
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Currency
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Hong Kong Dollar
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Largest bank
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Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)
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Main stock market index
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Hang Seng Index
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Richest person
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Li Ka-shing
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Universities that are in the world top 100
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University of Hong Kong
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Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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Metro transport system
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Mass Transit Railway
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Smart card ticketing system
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Octopus Card
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2 countries where most foreign domestic helpers come from
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Philippines
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Indonesia
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Most popular sport
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Football
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Sport which Hong Kong won its first Olympic gold medal
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Windsurfing
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At which Olympic?
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Atlanta 1996
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Free-to-air TV station with overwhelming majority audience
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TVB Jade
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Actress who won Best Actress at Berlin and Cannes
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Maggie Cheung Man-yuk
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Director who won Best Director at Cannes
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Wong Kar-wai
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2014 Pro-democracy movement that protesters occupied main roads in CBD for 79 days
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Umbrella Movement
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