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Fall Semester Programs in Hong Kong

Author: Michael Starks
Posted: 29-Jan-05

A Beach in Sai Kung

Lying at the southeastern tip of China, Hong Kong adjoins the province of Guangdong (Canton) in Mainland China. The country is comprised of Kowloon and the New Territories in the mainland peninsula, an island named Hong Kong, and 235 outlying islands. Hong Kong, especially Kowloon and Hong Kong Island, is one of the most densely populated areas in the world with a population of more than 6 million people.

One of the country's most striking characteristics is the interweaving of seeming opposites. Much of Hong Kong's Western fabric comes from the legacy left by the British, who ruled the colony from 1842 until 1997, when it was returned to China as a Special Administrative Region. British influence is still evident everywhere, from schools to free-market economy, from rugby teams to double-decker buses, and from English pubs to orderly queues. But although the British molded the city, it has always been at its hear, Chinese. Hong Kong is a vibrant Chinese city with Chinese medicine shops, street vendors, lively dim sum restaurants, old men who take their caged birds for walks in the park, and colorful festivals.

Hong Kong is one of the most popular travel destinations in Asia. Hong Kong is a colorful kaleidoscope of attractions to arouse the senses: spectacular sightseeing, sensational shopping and fabulous foods. The vantage point of Victoria Peak, overlooking the world's busiest deepwater port, overshadows a city geared not only to making money but feeling good about it with a vibrant nightlife. At night, it's like looking down into a volcano.

There are three programs in Hong Kong during Fall 2005. They are:

1) City University of Hong Kong
Direct Credits and Grades are available in Management and Liberal Arts. Other courses are available for transfer credit. There is no language requirement.
View the flyer.

2) Hong Kong Baptist University
Direct Credits and Grades are available in CFS. Other courses are available for transfer credit. There is no language requirement.
View the flyer.

3) Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Direct Credits and Grades are available in CFS and Industrial Engineering. Other courses are available for transfer credit. There is no language requirement.
View the flyer.

Photos provided by Evan Kelsay.

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