hong kong belonged to qin dynasty before china.
who did hong kong belong to before china?
qin dynasty
although governor patten's political reform was generally supported in hong kong, cradock insisted that if britain stood against china, britain would find it very difficult to bargain for hong kong any more. in an interview in 1996 with "the common sense", a documentary produced by the radio television hong kong, cradock claimed that the united kingdom nearly lost all her influence over china because the two countries had been in political dispute. when asked if his attitude was equal to "kow-tow" to china, he admittedly replied that no matter whether the hong kong people were willing or not, hong kong must be handed over to china in 1997. he advised the people of hong kong that to build a harmonious relationship with china was always better than confrontation and expressing discontent. on the other hand, he also called for the hong kong people to face the reality and not to believe in any illusion and false hope of democracy brought forward by chris patten. when asked if he was advising the hong kong people to obey china on everything, he said that the people of hong kong should know who their "master" was and what they could do was to try their best to convince the chinese authority to follow what was written in the joint declaration, but he reiterated that most importantly, they must face the reality.
percy cradock
based on 2011 data from the hong kong immigration department, the consulate general of south korea in hong kong reported to the ministry of foreign affairs and trade that there were 13,288 south korean nationals in hong kong. unlike in mainland china, their population features a larger number of women than men: 7,613 women (57%) vs. 5,675 men (43%), a sex ratio of 1.34 to 1. 4,005 (30%) have the right of abode in hong kong, while the remaining 9,483 (70%) hold other types of visas. south koreans in hong kong belong mostly to the upper-middle class of hong kong society. according to census statistics, they are wealthier than the average hong kong resident; 42.6% of all south koreans employed in hong kong as of 2006 had a monthly salary of hk$30,000 or greater, as compared to just 10.8% of the whole population. however, despite their higher wages, south koreans complain that they face far higher living costs in hong kong, including medical fees 20–30% higher than those in south korea.
koreans in hong kong