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Kowloon: see Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. ..... Click the link for more information. . Kowloonor JiulongPeninsula on the southeastern Chinese mainland, part of the Hong Kong special administrative region. It lies just north of Hong Kong Island and is surrounded on three sides by Victoria Harbour; the New Territories adjoin it to the north. An industrial, commercial, and tourist centre, it includes the urban area of Kowloon and New Kowloon (pop., 2005 est.: 2,070,000). Much of its territory consists of reclaimed land. Kowloon 1. 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. a port in Hong Kong, on Kowloon Peninsula. Pop.: 2 025 800 (2001) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Born in Kowloon, Hong Kong - Chan spent her childhood hopping from Hong Kong to China, where she lived until age 12 - when the border tightened, she said. The desing of a new 561,870 square foot regional retail mall in the Diamond Hill area of Kowloon, Hong Kong, has been awarded to Brennan Beer Gorman/Architects Limited. The Company's Hong Kong subsidiary is located in Kowloon, Hong Kong. |
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