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The first Boundary Stone along the Anglo-Chinese Boundary at Chung Ying Street.

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Emergencies dial 9. Hong Kong (香港 Heūng Góng in Cantonese, meaning Fragrant Harbour) is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China. It's a place with multiple personalities as a result of being both Cantonese Chinese and having been under British colonisation. Today, the former British colony is a major tourism destination for China's increasingly affluent mainland population. It's an important hub in East Asia with global connections to many of the world's cities. It is a unique destination that has absorbed people and cultural influences from places as diverse as Vietnam and Vancouver and proudly proclaims itself to be Asia's World City.

Understand[edit]Hong Kong is one of the two Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China (the other being Macau). Before the transfer of sovereignty to China in 1. Hong Kong had been a British colony for nearly 1. As a result, most infrastructure inherits the design and standards of Britain.

During the 1. 95. Four Asian Tigers" through the development of a strong manufacturing base and later a financial sector. Hong Kong is now famous for being a leading financial centre in East Asia, with the presence of local and some of the most recognized banks from around the world. Hong Kong is also famous for its transition port, transporting a significant volume of exports from China to the rest of the world. With its political and legal independence, Hong Kong is known as the Oriental Pearl with a twist of British influence in the culture. Hong Kong is much more than a harbour city. The traveller weary of its crowded streets may be tempted to describe it as Hong Kongcrete.

Yet, this territory with its cloudy mountains and rocky islands is mostly a rural landscape. Much of the countryside is classified as Country Park and, although 7 million people are never far away, it is possible to find pockets of wilderness that will reward the more intrepid tourist. History[edit]Archaeological findings date the first human settlements in the area back to more than 3.

It was first incorporated into China during the Qin Dynasty and largely remained under Chinese rule until 1. Qing Dynasty, with a brief interruption at the end of the Qin Dynasty, when a Qin official established the kingdom of Nam Yuet, which later fell to the Han Dynasty. In January 1. 84. Qing Dynasty of China in the First Opium War, the Chinese government were forced into ceding Hong Kong Island in perpetuity to the British Crown under the Convention of Chuanpee, beginning the British administration of Hong Kong.

The agreement was later rectified in August 1. Treaty of Nanking, after which the Crown Colony of Hong Kong was established with Victoria City (present day Central) as the capital. After the defeat of China in the Second Opium War, the Kowloon Peninsula was occupied by Britain in 1.

Convention of Peking, adding to the Crown Colony. A 9. 9- year lease of additional land on the mainland (the New Territories) and surrounding islands for defense and further development was granted in 1.

When World War II broke out, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared that Hong Kong was an "impregnable fortress." However, it was only a reality check for the British as most of their troops were tied down fighting the Germans in Europe, and Hong Kong was not given enough resources for its defence. As a result, after just slightly more than two weeks of fighting, Hong Kong was surrendered to the Japanese on 2. December 1. 94. 1, making it the first time the British lost a colony to an invading force.

After the war, despite American assurances that Hong Kong would be restored to China, the British moved quickly to regain control of Hong Kong. However, they had lost their aura of invincibility and could not continue to rule Hong Kong the way they used to before the war and all racist restrictions on non- Europeans owning property on prime real estate land were lifted.

Hong Kong's post war recovery was astonishingly swift and within 2- 3 months all post- war economic restrictions were lifted and Hong Kong became a free market once again. After the communists took control of mainland China in 1. Chinese people, especially businessmen, fled to Hong Kong due to persecution by the communist government.

Unlike the restrictive policies imposed by the communists in China, the British government took a rather hands off approach in Hong Kong, as proposed by former financial secretary John James Cowperthwaite, which led to a high degree of economic freedom. Under such conditions, businesses flourished in Hong Kong and its economy grew rapidly, earning it a place as one of the East Asian Tigers. In 1. 99. 0, Hong Kong's GDP per capita surpassed that of Britain, the first time a colony's GDP per capita surpassed that of its colonial masters. Hong Kong is now the world's fourth largest financial centre after London, New York and Tokyo. The first Boundary Stone along the Anglo- Chinese Boundary at Chung Ying Street. The massive influx of mainland Chinese refugees led to the rise of the Kowloon Walled City, which was a convolution of maze- like alleys, utter darkness, cramped space, and unsanitary conditions. Reports claim that dog meat was served (something which is quite common in Mainland China, but considered intolerable by the British) and that unlicensed physicians practised there.

The Walled City was evacuated and subsequently demolished in 1. Kowloon Walled City Park was built on the site.

After negotiations between China and Britain in 1. New Territories and outlying islands were to be given back to China in 1. As Hong Kong developed, these regions became heavily integrated with the permanent cession. As a result, by the time the lease was approaching expiration, it was considered highly impractical to separate the colony into two. Initial British proposals for joint administration of the entire colony were rejected by China and the international community, and in 1.

Sino- British Joint Declaration created a "one country, two systems" policy on the Question of Hong Kong, giving Hong Kong back to China on 1 July 1. Hong Kong thus became a SAR of the People's Republic of China.

Under the principle "One Country, Two Systems", Hong Kong is to be granted a high degree of autonomy for at least 5. China, and not being affected by various restrictions that apply in mainland China such as news censorship and foreign exchange controls. In accordance with the Joint Declaration, the Basic Law was enacted to serve in effect as a mini- constitution for the Hong Kong SAR. In theory, Hong Kong enjoys a high degree of autonomy in most matters except foreign affairs and defence. In practice, it is more complex than that.

On the one hand, Beijing exerts much influence, on the other, there are increasing calls pushing for a more democratic regime and universal suffrage. In fact, the campaign for full democracy has been a major issue for China regarding Hong Kong in recent years, with protests drawing hundreds of thousands of residents demanding for full elections and denouncing the Chinese Communist Party, with some even proposing outright independence from China. In fact, Hong Kong today is far more democratic than it ever was under British rule. In those days, a colonial governor with unlimited powers was appointed by the British without any local election or input at all. Now, a chief executive, chosen by an electoral college, has replaced the Colonial Governor. Hong Kong Christian Churches Union Pok Fu Lam Road Cemetery.

Joe Raposo - Wikipedia. Joe Raposo. Joe Raposo at the piano. Background information. Birth name. Joseph Guilherme Raposo. Born(1. 93. 7- 0.

February 8, 1. 93. Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Died. February 5, 1. Bronxville, New York, United States. Genres. Jazz, blues. Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, composer, writer, lyricist. Instruments. Vocals, keyboards.

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Tom Lehrer. Nile Rodgers. Joseph Guilherme Raposo, OIH (February 8, 1. February 5, 1. 98. Portuguese- American composer, songwriter, pianist, television writer and lyricist, best known for his work on the children's television series. Sesame Street, for which he wrote the theme song, as well as classic songs such as "Bein' Green" and "C is for Cookie".

He also wrote music for television shows such as The Electric Company, Shining Time Station and the sitcoms Three's Company and The Ropers, including their theme songs. In addition to these works, Raposo also composed extensively for the De. Patie- Freleng Enterprises such as Halloween Is Grinch Night, Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat. Early life and education[edit]Raposo was born in Fall River, Massachusetts,[1] the only child of Portuguese immigrant parents Joseph Soares Raposo and Maria (a.

Aunt" Sarah) da Ascenção Vitorino Raposo.[2] He was known as "Sonny" to his family. Joseph Sr. was an accomplished musician, classical guitarist, violinist, flutist, pianist,[1] music teacher and Joe's first music teacher. He was a graduate of B. M. C. Durfee High School in Fall River.

A 1. 95. 8 graduate of Harvard College, he was well known for writing the scores for several Hasty Pudding shows there. He was also a graduate of "L'Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris, where he studied with Nadia Boulanger."[1]Early years[edit]Raposo worked in musical theater both before and after his work for the Children's Television Workshop and Sesame Street; musical theater was where he first encountered future collaborator Jim Henson. A Terrifying Message From Al Gore Online English more. According to Jonathan Schwartz, during the mid- 1. Sesame Street, Raposo performed side music in piano bars in Boston to make ends meet, and also served as pianist and music director for a jazz trio working at Boston's WNAC- TV. Upon hearing Raposo's musical skill, Schwartz claims in his autobiography he urged Raposo to give up piano bar playing in Boston and move to New York City.

Raposo's decision to take Schwartz's suggestion and move in 1. Henson, to Sesame Street, and toward international fame. Raposo was the musical supervisor and arranger of the original off- Broadway run of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and he contributed additional music to that show. He was also responsible for the memorable theme music for New York City television station WABC- TV's The 4: 3.

Movie; the piece, called "Moving Pictures," was also used for the station's other movie shows, and subsequently by ABC's other owned- and- operated stations. Sesame Street[edit]Raposo is best known for the songs he wrote for Sesame Street from its beginning in 1. He wrote the "Sesame Street Theme" – various versions of which have opened every episode – as well as many of its most popular songs, such as "Bein' Green", "C is for Cookie", "Sing" and "ABC- DEF- GHI".

A version of "Sing" recorded by The Carpenters in 1. Billboard top singles chart. For many years, most of the music used in Sesame Street's film segments was also written — and often sung — by Raposo. Aside from his musical contributions, Raposo performed several uncredited stock characters on Sesame Street during the early 1. According to his son Nicholas in a 2.

Joe Raposo usually chose to portray anonymous, silly characters in these segments, which were nearly always produced on 1. He also did voice- overs for a few animated segments. The Sesame Street character Don Music maintained a framed and autographed glamour photograph of Raposo on the wall of his Muppetatelier.

Raposo was very fond of sweets according to many who knew him. One favorite food of his was cookies. It has been rumored the Wheel- Eating Monster created for commercial advertisers in the 1. Jim Henson may have been altered by Henson specifically into a "cookie" monster after Henson observed Raposo's unusual propensity for cookies; this has never been substantiated. Raposo was actually the first puppeteer to operate Cookie Monster on television for Sesame Street.[citation needed] His widow Pat Collins- Sarnoff celebrated his life with a milk and cookies reception.[3]One of Raposo's Sesame Street compositions, "The Square Song", was used in the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

Other work in children's television[edit]In 1. Children's Television Workshop created the show The Electric Company, meant to help teach reading to children who had outgrown Sesame Street. Raposo served as the musical director of the show for its first three seasons, and contributed songs throughout the show's run, until 1. Raposo performed joke characters for film segments on The Electric Company similar in style to what he had done on Sesame Street.

One segment showed him attempting to get dressed in jacket and necktie against a white wall under the word "dressing", until the prefix "un- " appears and attaches itself to the prior word, forcing him to engage in a mock striptease which ends with him modestly hopping off- screen and tossing the remainder of his clothing into an empty chair left on- screen.[4] In a variation of this film, he is shown packing a suitcase when the "un- " prefix returns and pesters him using the behavior of a meddling fly until, exasperated, Raposo strikes the word with a hammer, knocking it unconscious into the suitcase, which he then triumphantly slams shut with a smirk.[5]Raposo enjoyed doing animation voicework. Other forays of his into the craft included both the tenor singing role of "master pickler" Gil Gickler in De. Patie- Freleng's Dr. Seuss cartoon program Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? Gickler's spoken dialogue.[6] Raposo also performed at least three other character voices in the cartoon, including a Groogen musician whose "flugelbugle" is destroyed by Pontoffel in an attack flyover,[7] as the ancient Senior Fairy above Mc. Gillicuddy who oversees the fairy squadron's worldwide search for the missing Pock and his piano, and as an angry Groogen dairywoman spilt milk upon by a too- close fly- by of Pontoffel's.[6]The HBO animated adaptation of Madeline, for which Raposo composed the music and songs (with writer/lyricist Judy Rothman), aired four months after Raposo's death; the cartoon The Smoggies, for which Raposo wrote the theme song, premiered in Canada.

Additional film, stage and other television work[edit]Although primarily known for work in live- action and animated children's television, Joe Raposo actually aspired to become a Broadway musical composer.[3]In 1. Eric Bentley's English- language translation of song texts and poems in Bertolt Brecht's play A Man's a Man at the Loeb Drama Center (in Cambridge, Massachusetts) and the Masque Theatre (New York City).

Portions of the production were subsequently shown on CBS- TV, and the entire production (dialogue, songs, and all) was recorded and released on the Spoken Arts label as Spoken Arts SA 8. In the 1. 97. 0s, Raposo wrote original music for the animated film Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure; he later teamed with William Gibson (The Miracle Worker) to create a stage musical about Raggedy Ann. The musical was the first theatre company production from the United States to perform in the Soviet Union upon resumption of cultural relations between the two countries. It later had a brief run on Broadway in 1. Raposo also collaborated with Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof) on a musical adaptation of the 1. It's a Wonderful Life. A Wonderful Life was first performed at the University of Michigan in 1.

Washington, DC's Arena Stage in 1. It was performed in concert on Broadway for one night only on December 1.