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gives an overview. Entire books have been written on this "why" question. Basically: China wouldn't have it any other way, insisting that the perpetual treaties were invalid (as were the leases). HK Island and the peninsula tip at
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The population is inaccurate. The data used includes the total of the
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I came over here from the RfC page, and as a geography student I can tell you that you're better off saying the south side of the harbor as opposed to the south of the harbor. Harbors are not points, they have an area to cover. If the point in question is in the harbor but south of center, it's
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