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The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Traditional Chinese: 中華人民共和國香港特別行政區 [pronunciation]) is one of the two special administrative regions (SARs) of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the other being Macau. The territory, comprising over 260 islands, is commonly known as Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港), but was often written Hongkong in older English texts. The Hong Kong Government officially changed the name of Hongkong to Hong Kong on 3 September 1926. In Chinese, it means "The Fragrant Harbour," and it has also been called "The Pearl of the Orient," "The Gateway to the East."

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Japan's first lady Miyuki Hatoyama (C), Hong Kong singer Agnes Chan (R) and children celebrate a 20th anniversary ceremony for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the UNICEF house in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. The Convention on the Rights of the Child was the first instrument to incorporate the complete range of international human rights � including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights as well as aspects of humanitarian law.

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Japan's first lady Miyuki Hatoyama (C), Hong Kong singer Agnes Chan (R) and children celebrate a 20th anniversary ceremony for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the UNICEF house in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. The Convention on the Rights of the Child was the first instrument to incorporate the complete range of international human rights � including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights as well as aspects of humanitarian law.

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Japan's first lady Miyuki Hatoyama (C), Hong Kong singer Agnes Chan (R) and children celebrate a 20th anniversary ceremony for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the UNICEF house in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. The Convention on the Rights of the Child was the first instrument to incorporate the complete range of international human rights � including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights as well as aspects of humanitarian law.

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Japan's first lady Miyuki Hatoyama (C), Hong Kong singer Agnes Chan (R) and children celebrate a 20th anniversary ceremony for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the UNICEF house in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. The Convention on the Rights of the Child was the first instrument to incorporate the complete range of international human rights � including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights as well as aspects of humanitarian law.

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Japan's first lady Miyuki Hatoyama (2R), Hong Kong singer Agnes Chan (R) and children celebrate a 20th anniversary ceremony for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the UNICEF house in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. The Convention on the Rights of the Child was the first instrument to incorporate the complete range of international human rights � including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights as well as aspects of humanitarian law.

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Japan's first lady Miyuki Hatoyama (2R), Hong Kong singer Agnes Chan (R) and children celebrate a 20th anniversary ceremony for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the UNICEF house in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. The Convention on the Rights of the Child was the first instrument to incorporate the complete range of international human rights � including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights as well as aspects of humanitarian law.

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Japan's first lady Miyuki Hatoyama (C), Hong Kong singer Agnes Chan (R) and children celebrate a 20th anniversary ceremony for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the UNICEF house in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. The Convention on the Rights of the Child was the first instrument to incorporate the complete range of international human rights � including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights as well as aspects of humanitarian law.

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Japan's first lady Miyuki Hatoyama (C), Hong Kong singer Agnes Chan (R) and children celebrate a 20th anniversary ceremony for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the UNICEF house in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. The Convention on the Rights of the Child was the first instrument to incorporate the complete range of international human rights � including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights as well as aspects of humanitarian law.

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Japan's first lady Miyuki Hatoyama (C), Hong Kong singer Agnes Chan (R) and children celebrate a 20th anniversary ceremony for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the UNICEF house in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. The Convention on the Rights of the Child was the first instrument to incorporate the complete range of international human rights � including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights as well as aspects of humanitarian law.

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Japan's first lady Miyuki Hatoyama (C), Hong Kong singer Agnes Chan (R) and children celebrate a 20th anniversary ceremony for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the UNICEF house in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. The Convention on the Rights of the Child was the first instrument to incorporate the complete range of international human rights � including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights as well as aspects of humanitarian law.

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Mainland China's Lou Ye poses in Hong Kong Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The prominent Chinese director banned by Beijing on Friday brought his new gay romance to Hong Kong for what is likely the last of a handful of screenings on his home soil. In 2006, Lou Ye was banned from shooting movies for five years after he screened "Summer Palace" at the Cannes Film Festival without government approval. But the 45-year-old director defied the ban, secretly shooting the love story "Spring Fever" with small, digital cameras in the eastern city Nanjing last year. He also entered it at Cannes earlier this year, where it won best screenplay in May.

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Mainland China's Lou Ye poses in Hong Kong Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The prominent Chinese director banned by Beijing on Friday brought his new gay romance to Hong Kong for what is likely the last of a handful of screenings on his home soil. In 2006, Lou Ye was banned from shooting movies for five years after he screened "Summer Palace" at the Cannes Film Festival without government approval. But the 45-year-old director defied the ban, secretly shooting the love story "Spring Fever" with small, digital cameras in the eastern city Nanjing last year. He also entered it at Cannes earlier this year, where it won best screenplay in May.

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Mainland China's Lou Ye poses in Hong Kong Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The prominent Chinese director banned by Beijing on Friday brought his new gay romance to Hong Kong for what is likely the last of a handful of screenings on his home soil. In 2006, Lou Ye was banned from shooting movies for five years after he screened "Summer Palace" at the Cannes Film Festival without government approval. But the 45-year-old director defied the ban, secretly shooting the love story "Spring Fever" with small, digital cameras in the eastern city Nanjing last year. He also entered it at Cannes earlier this year, where it won best screenplay in May.

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Mainland China's Lou Ye poses in Hong Kong Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The prominent Chinese director banned by Beijing on Friday brought his new gay romance to Hong Kong for what is likely the last of a handful of screenings on his home soil. In 2006, Lou Ye was banned from shooting movies for five years after he screened "Summer Palace" at the Cannes Film Festival without government approval. But the 45-year-old director defied the ban, secretly shooting the love story "Spring Fever" with small, digital cameras in the eastern city Nanjing last year. He also entered it at Cannes earlier this year, where it won best screenplay in May.

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Mainland China's Lou Ye poses in Hong Kong Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The prominent Chinese director banned by Beijing on Friday brought his new gay romance to Hong Kong for what is likely the last of a handful of screenings on his home soil. In 2006, Lou Ye was banned from shooting movies for five years after he screened "Summer Palace" at the Cannes Film Festival without government approval. But the 45-year-old director defied the ban, secretly shooting the love story "Spring Fever" with small, digital cameras in the eastern city Nanjing last year. He also entered it at Cannes earlier this year, where it won best screenplay in May.

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Mainland China's Lou Ye poses in Hong Kong Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The prominent Chinese director banned by Beijing on Friday brought his new gay romance to Hong Kong for what is likely the last of a handful of screenings on his home soil. In 2006, Lou Ye was banned from shooting movies for five years after he screened "Summer Palace" at the Cannes Film Festival without government approval. But the 45-year-old director defied the ban, secretly shooting the love story "Spring Fever" with small, digital cameras in the eastern city Nanjing last year. He also entered it at Cannes earlier this year, where it won best screenplay in May.

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Colourful EAG banners adorn the busy Hong Kong streets.

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Colourful EAG banners adorn the busy Hong Kong streets.

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HONG KONG - NOVEMBER 18: Daisuke Matsui of Japan in action during AFC Asia Cup 2011 Qatar qualifier match between Hong Kong and Japan at Hong Kong Stadium on November 18, 2009 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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HONG KONG - NOVEMBER 18: Daisuke Matsui of Japan in action during AFC Asia Cup 2011 Qatar qualifier match between Hong Kong and Japan at Hong Kong Stadium on November 18, 2009 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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HONG KONG - NOVEMBER 18: Marcus Tulio Tanaka (#4) and Yasuhito Endo (#7) of Japan and Au Yeung Yiu Chung (#10) of Hong Kong compete for the ball during AFC Asia Cup 2011 Qatar qualifier match between Hong Kong and Japan at Hong Kong Stadium on November 18, 2009 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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HONG KONG - NOVEMBER 18: Marcus Tulio Tanaka (#4) and Yasuhito Endo (#7) of Japan and Au Yeung Yiu Chung (#10) of Hong Kong compete for the ball during AFC Asia Cup 2011 Qatar qualifier match between Hong Kong and Japan at Hong Kong Stadium on November 18, 2009 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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HONG KONG - NOVEMBER 18: Shinji Okazaki (#33) of Japan and Gerard Ambassa Guy (#3) of Hong Kong compete for the ball during AFC Asia Cup 2011 Qatar qualifier match between Hong Kong and Japan at Hong Kong Stadium on November 18, 2009 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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HONG KONG - NOVEMBER 18: Shinji Okazaki (#33) of Japan and Gerard Ambassa Guy (#3) of Hong Kong compete for the ball during AFC Asia Cup 2011 Qatar qualifier match between Hong Kong and Japan at Hong Kong Stadium on November 18, 2009 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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HONG KONG - NOVEMBER 18: Hisato Sato of Japan in action during AFC Asia Cup 2011 Qatar qualifier match between Hong Kong and Japan at Hong Kong Stadium on November 18, 2009 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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HONG KONG - NOVEMBER 18: Hisato Sato of Japan in action during AFC Asia Cup 2011 Qatar qualifier match between Hong Kong and Japan at Hong Kong Stadium on November 18, 2009 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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HONG KONG - NOVEMBER 18: Yuji Nakazawa (#22) of Japan and Kwck Kin Pcng (#34) of Hong Kong compete for the ball during AFC Asia Cup 2011 Qatar qualifier match between Hong Kong and Japan at Hong Kong Stadium on November 18, 2009 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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HONG KONG - NOVEMBER 18: Yuji Nakazawa (#22) of Japan and Kwck Kin Pcng (#34) of Hong Kong compete for the ball during AFC Asia Cup 2011 Qatar qualifier match between Hong Kong and Japan at Hong Kong Stadium on November 18, 2009 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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HONG KONG - NOVEMBER 18: Shunsuke Nakamura of Japan in action during AFC Asia Cup 2011 Qatar qualifier match between Hong Kong and Japan at Hong Kong Stadium on November 18, 2009 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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HONG KONG - NOVEMBER 18: Shunsuke Nakamura of Japan in action during AFC Asia Cup 2011 Qatar qualifier match between Hong Kong and Japan at Hong Kong Stadium on November 18, 2009 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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HONG KONG - NOVEMBER 18: Shunsuke Nakamura of Japan celebrates the third goal during AFC Asia Cup 2011 Qatar qualifier match between Hong Kong and Japan at Hong Kong Stadium on November 18, 2009 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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HONG KONG - NOVEMBER 18: Shunsuke Nakamura of Japan celebrates the third goal during AFC Asia Cup 2011 Qatar qualifier match between Hong Kong and Japan at Hong Kong Stadium on November 18, 2009 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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HONG KONG - NOVEMBER 18: Daisuke Matsui (#8) and Yasuhito Endo (#7) of Japan and Au Yeung Yiu Chung (#10) of Hong Kong compete for the ball during AFC Asia Cup 2011 Qatar qualifier match between Hong Kong and Japan at Hong Kong Stadium on November 18, 2009 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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HONG KONG - NOVEMBER 18: Daisuke Matsui (#8) and Yasuhito Endo (#7) of Japan and Au Yeung Yiu Chung (#10) of Hong Kong compete for the ball during AFC Asia Cup 2011 Qatar qualifier match between Hong Kong and Japan at Hong Kong Stadium on November 18, 2009 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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HONG KONG - NOVEMBER 18: Shunsuke Nakamura (#10) of Japan and Wong Chin Hung (#25) of Hong Kong compete for the ball during AFC Asia Cup 2011 Qatar qualifier match between Hong Kong and Japan at Hong Kong Stadium on November 18, 2009 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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HONG KONG - NOVEMBER 18: Shunsuke Nakamura (#10) of Japan and Wong Chin Hung (#25) of Hong Kong compete for the ball during AFC Asia Cup 2011 Qatar qualifier match between Hong Kong and Japan at Hong Kong Stadium on November 18, 2009 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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HONG KONG - NOVEMBER 18: Daisuke Matsui of Japan looks on AFC Asia Cup 2011 Qatar qualifier match between Hong Kong and Japan at Hong Kong Stadium on November 18, 2009 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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HONG KONG - NOVEMBER 18: Daisuke Matsui of Japan looks on AFC Asia Cup 2011 Qatar qualifier match between Hong Kong and Japan at Hong Kong Stadium on November 18, 2009 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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HONG KONG - NOVEMBER 18: Makoto Hasebe of Japan celebrates the win over Hong Kong after AFC Asia Cup 2011 Qatar qualifier match between Hong Kong and Japan at Hong Kong Stadium on November 18, 2009 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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HONG KONG - NOVEMBER 18: Makoto Hasebe of Japan celebrates the win over Hong Kong after AFC Asia Cup 2011 Qatar qualifier match between Hong Kong and Japan at Hong Kong Stadium on November 18, 2009 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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"Let me put it this way: it's always easier making a movie like 'Red Cliff' in Asia"


John Woo Nov 22 2009 1:02 AM from The Independent

"It's about an American volunteer team working with the Chinese airforce to fight with the Japanese in wartime and they worked together so well. They made a great contribution and they helped win the war"


John Woo Nov 22 2009 1:02 AM from The Independent

"I've always wanted to be a global filmmaker"


John Woo Nov 21 2009 11:32 PM from Los Angeles Times

"Of course I sometimes feel frustrated"


Pascal Lamy Nov 21 2009 7:58 PM from The Telegraph

"This has the potential ... to divide the duties collected worldwide by two. For the layman, it means cheaper goods. Having done 80pc of a package that will be three times more beneficial than the previous round, I think it would..."


Pascal Lamy Nov 21 2009 7:58 PM from The Telegraph
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Japan's first lady Miyuki Hatoyama (C), Hong Kong singer Agnes Chan (R) and children celebrate a 20th anniversary ceremony for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the UNICEF house in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. The Convention on the Rights of the Child was the first instrument to incorporate the complete range of international human rights � including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights as well as aspects of humanitarian law.

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Japan's first lady Miyuki Hatoyama (C), Hong Kong singer Agnes Chan (R) and children celebrate a 20th anniversary ceremony for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the UNICEF house in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. The Convention on the Rights of the Child was the first instrument to incorporate the complete range of international human rights � including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights as well as aspects of humanitarian law.

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Japan's first lady Miyuki Hatoyama (C), Hong Kong singer Agnes Chan (R) and children celebrate a 20th anniversary ceremony for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the UNICEF house in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. The Convention on the Rights of the Child was the first instrument to incorporate the complete range of international human rights � including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights as well as aspects of humanitarian law.

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Japan's first lady Miyuki Hatoyama (C), Hong Kong singer Agnes Chan (R) and children celebrate a 20th anniversary ceremony for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the UNICEF house in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. The Convention on the Rights of the Child was the first instrument to incorporate the complete range of international human rights � including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights as well as aspects of humanitarian law.

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Japan's first lady Miyuki Hatoyama (2R), Hong Kong singer Agnes Chan (R) and children celebrate a 20th anniversary ceremony for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the UNICEF house in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. The Convention on the Rights of the Child was the first instrument to incorporate the complete range of international human rights � including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights as well as aspects of humanitarian law.

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Japan's first lady Miyuki Hatoyama (2R), Hong Kong singer Agnes Chan (R) and children celebrate a 20th anniversary ceremony for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the UNICEF house in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. The Convention on the Rights of the Child was the first instrument to incorporate the complete range of international human rights � including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights as well as aspects of humanitarian law.

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Japan's first lady Miyuki Hatoyama (C), Hong Kong singer Agnes Chan (R) and children celebrate a 20th anniversary ceremony for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the UNICEF house in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. The Convention on the Rights of the Child was the first instrument to incorporate the complete range of international human rights � including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights as well as aspects of humanitarian law.

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Japan's first lady Miyuki Hatoyama (C), Hong Kong singer Agnes Chan (R) and children celebrate a 20th anniversary ceremony for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the UNICEF house in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. The Convention on the Rights of the Child was the first instrument to incorporate the complete range of international human rights � including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights as well as aspects of humanitarian law.

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Japan's first lady Miyuki Hatoyama (C), Hong Kong singer Agnes Chan (R) and children celebrate a 20th anniversary ceremony for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the UNICEF house in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. The Convention on the Rights of the Child was the first instrument to incorporate the complete range of international human rights � including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights as well as aspects of humanitarian law.

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Japan's first lady Miyuki Hatoyama (C), Hong Kong singer Agnes Chan (R) and children celebrate a 20th anniversary ceremony for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the UNICEF house in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. The Convention on the Rights of the Child was the first instrument to incorporate the complete range of international human rights � including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights as well as aspects of humanitarian law.

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