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The best thing about being in Hong Kong is getting flummoxed and fired by the confluences and contradictions of a Chinese city with multi-Asian and Western elements. It's about savoring new tastes, weaving through a human gridlock and humming some dumb Cantopop tune while slurping your noodles.
Hong Kong is an international city which blends the best from the East and West, creating a unique personality. Strategically located at the heart of Asia, it is the world's seventh largest merchandise trading economy. More than 2,000 multinational companies have regional headquarters or offices in Hong Kong. Its per capita GDP is one of the highest in Asia. It is one of the world's top 10 exporters of services embracing a wide spectrum of activities--finance and banking, accounting and legal, tourism, telecommunications and media, importing and exporting to name a few. Hong Kong is the world's fifth largest foreign exchange market. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is the second largest in Asia and the seventh largest in the world. The gold market is in the top four of the world and Hong Kong is also a regional leader in loan syndication and investment management business. In addition, Hong Kong is also one of the world's most prolific film and entertainment production centers.
Hong Kong is the most popular tourist destination in Asia. Tourism
receipts are Hong Kong's second largest earner of foreign exchange. Hong
Kong has many attributes that have led to its development as the most
popular travel destination in Asia. In terms of accommodation, Hong Kong
has many hotels of a high standard providing a total of more than 33,500
rooms. In terms of transport Hong Kong is conveniently linked by air to
all major cities worldwide; it is also the major gateway for travel to
China. Its free-port status makes it one of the most attractive shopping
destinations in the world. |