Portal:Hong Kong/Selected article/2007
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These articles have appeared on the Portal:Hong Kong page in 2007 since the creation of the portal. They are (or were at the time of listing) Featured Articles or from the list of selected articles.
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January
The Regional flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China features a stylised, white, five-petal Bauhinia blakeana in the centre of a red field. The red colour on this flag coincides with the flag of the People's Republic of China.
The flag of Hong Kong was adopted on 16 February 1990, and received formal approval from the Preparatory Committee on 10 August 1996. The flag was first officially hoisted on 1 July 1997, in a historical ceremony marking the transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom to the PRC. The precise use of the flag is regulated through laws passed by the 58th executive meeting of the State Council held in Beijing.
The former colonial flag was used from 27 July 1959, to 30 June 1997, when Hong Kong was under British rule. It was a blue Union Jack ensign with the Hong Kong coat of arms on a white disk centred on the outer half of the flag. The 1876 design featured a colonial badge, showing a "local scene" instead of the Hong Kong coat of arms.
February
Television Broadcasts Limited, commonly known as TVB, was the first over-the-air commercial television station in Hong Kong. Founded on November 19, 1967 with a staff of about 200, it is now one of two free-to-air television broadcasters in Hong Kong, the other being its arch-rival in business, ATV.
TVB is the first free-to-air (FTA) television broadcaster in Hong Kong. at the time TVB starts to broadcast, to distinguish it from the only cable television broadcaster, Rediffusion Television, it was commonly known as "Wireless Television" (無線電視) in Chinese. Although there is more than one wireless television station now (the other is Asia Television, the succeeder of Rediffusion Television), TVB is still known as "Wireless Television" today.
TVB is now the largest commercial Chinese program producer in the world, with a staff of about 4,500, including contract artists and staff in overseas subsidiary companies. The company's current chairman is Sir Run Run Shaw.
It owns two free-to-air channels in Hong Kong, namely TVB Jade (Cantonese) and TVB Pearl (English and foreign languages). TVB Jade enjoys the largest audience share in Hong Kong, and is often referred to simply as TVB. TVB is also involved in Hong Kong's pay-TV market, providing twelve channels for its associated company, TVB Pay Vision Limited. TVB have also decided to launch a free-to-air HDTV channel in 2007 Q1, offering general entertainment programing with more than 14 hours of high definition programs per day.
March
1970s in Hong Kong underwent many changes that shaped its future. Economically, it reinvented itself from a manufacturing base into a financial centre. The market also began leaning toward corporations and franchises.
Political talks about the Second Convention of Peking resurfaced in the early 70s. The New Territories land lease agreement would end within 27 years in 1997. Murray MacLehose began visiting Beijing to talk about the future of Hong Kong with PRC leaders.
The British government envisioned the possibility of extending the land lease agreement for many more years, thus shelving the problem for a long time. The fact was far from the vision, as the British and the PRC were engaged in a long and uncompromising negotiation eventually involving Margaret Thatcher. What was supposed to be a negotiation on extending the lease deal became a post-colonial framework timeline.
April
Agriculture in Hong Kong is a sunset industry. Most agricultural produce is directly imported from the neighbouring mainland China. Geographically Hong Kong consists largely of steep, unproductive hillside. Only 64 square kilometres of land are actively farmed. Farms are generally small in size and they produce mainly leafy vegetables, pigs or poultry. The policy of Hong Kong Government changed from helping to discouraging during the transition to tertiary industry. Strengthening of health and environmental rules suffocates the small business of poultry and pigs.
In round figures, the daily fresh food consumption by Hong Kong’s population of more than six million is 890 tonnes of rice, 1 700 tonnes of vegetables, 5 910 head of pigs, 120 head of cattle and 170 tonnes of poultry. Much of this is imported, but Hong Kong’s primary producers help to satisfy some of the demand.
The gross value of local agricultural production totalled $1,052 million in 2003. Five per cent of the vegetables Hong Kong people consumed, together with 31 % of the live poultry and 23 % of the live pigs, come from local farms. Local production is geared to complement rather than compete with other major market suppliers. Production efforts are aimed mainly at high-value fresh foods.
May
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June
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July
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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