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History. Singapore and Hong Kong started trading in the 19th century. According to newspapers in Hong Kong, the idea of a rivalry between Hong Kong and Singapore had been around since the 1900s. In 1923, the Japanese Association of Singapore published a book named The Introduction of Singapore, which showed that there were trade relations ...
11-0 Guam 2003. 10-0 Mongolia 2003. 10-0 Brunei 2023. 9-1 Bangladesh 1975. 9-1 Macau 2008. 8-0 Brunei 1986. 8-0 Philippines 1996. 8-1 Timor-Leste 2007. 7-0 Philippines 1959.
Vivian Kong Man Wai MH ( Chinese: 江旻憓; Jyutping: gong1 man4 wai6; born 8 February 1994) is a Hong Kong left-handed épée fencer. A three-time individual Asian champion and three-time Olympian, she won gold in women's individual épée at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. [ 4][ 5][ 6]
2010. 2014. 2018. 2022. Hong Kong first competed at the Olympic Games in 1952. It competed as a British colony until 1996. After the territory's handover in 1997, it has competed since 2000 as "Hong Kong, China" with its status as a special administrative region (SAR) of China. Throughout its history, Hong Kong has participated in every Summer ...
1st Regiment, Hong Kong–Singapore Royal Artillery [6] (Maj. John C. Yale [c] ) 1st Mountain Battery. 2nd Mountain Battery. 3rd Medium Battery. 4th Medium Battery. 25th Medium Battery. 26th Coast Battery. 17th Anti-Aircraft Gun Battery. Royal Engineers China Command [6] (Col. Esmond H. M. Clifford [6])
The first race held at the new Marina Bay Street Circuit was the 15th round of the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship, and was also the first night-time event in Formula One history. [3] The timing of the night event also meant that it could be broadcast live at a convenient time for TV audiences outside of the Asia-Pacific. [2]
Statue of Stamford Raffles, the first British governor of Singapore This is a timeline of Singaporean history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Singapore and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Singapore. See also the list of years in Singapore. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy ...
People from Hong Kong generally refer to themselves, in Cantonese, as Hèung Góng Yàhn (Chinese: 香港人; Cantonese Yale: Hèung Góng Yàhn; lit. 'Hong Kong people'); however, the term is not restricted to those of Chinese descent, owing to Hong Kong's roughly 160-year colonial history that saw the civil servants and traders of British, Indian, Russian and other ethnic groups stationed in ...