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Kowloon

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Kow·loon  (kouln)
A city of southeastern China, on Kowloon Peninsula opposite Hong Kong Island. The city was ceded to the British in 1860 as part of the crown colony of Hong Kong and transferred back to China in 1997. Population: 2,070,000.
Kowloon [ˈkaʊˈluːn]
n
1. (Placename) a peninsula of SE China, opposite Hong Kong Island: part of the former British colony of Hong Kong. Area: 10 sq. km (3.75 sq. miles)
2. (Placename) a port in Hong Kong, on Kowloon Peninsula. Pop.: 2 025 800 (2001)
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Mainland Chinese once fled to the slums of Hong Kong's Kowloon to escape poverty, war and communism but many mainlanders in the district these days are seeking swimming pools and harbour views.
Hong Kong's luxury living draws mainland Chinese by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
Mainland Chinese once fled to the slums of Hong Kong's Kowloon to escape poverty, war and communism but many mainlanders in the district these days are seeking swimming pools and harbour views.
Hong Kong's luxury living draws mainland Chinese by AFP / AFP Global Edition
30, 2009 (CENS)--Governor Perng Fai-nan of Taiwan's central bank governor recently disclosed that People's Bank of China (PBC) has agreed to allow its Hong Kong branch to sign settlement agreements with 19 Taiwanese counterparts in Hong Kong and Kowloon for operating Renminbi (RMB)-based financial businesses.
Taiwan banks' branches in HK, Kowloon may operate RMB-based financial ... by The Taiwan Economic News
 
 
 
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