William H Standley (CG 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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DINNING oUT DINING IN . . . HONG KONG, a British crown colony bordering China on its southeast coast, about 40 miles east of the Portu- guese colony of Macao and 90 miles southeast of the Chinese city of Can- ton. With a total area of 412 square miles, including land reclaimed from the sea, the colony consists of three parts: Hong Kong island, and Kowloon, ceded by China to Great Britain in 1841 and 1860, respectivelyg and the New Territories, leased for 99 years in 1898. The colony's capital is Victoria, on the north shore of Hong Kong island facing Victoria Harbor. The colony's name means ufragrant harbor. 84 A NEW TOWER AN OLD TOWER

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Pl- I-X 1 SINGAPORE, an independent republic in Southeast Asia be- longing to the Commonwealth of Nations, and the capital city of the country. The country consists of a small island, 26 miles long and 14 miles wide, and a number of neighboring islets laying off the tip of the Malay Peninsula between l and 2 degrees north of the equator. Its total area is 246 square miles, and its estimated popula- tion in 1990 was 2,700,00 of which 77 percent were Chinese. The prosperity of Singapore, which enjoys a higher standard of living than most Asian countries, results largely from its trading position at the neck of the Strait of Malacca, central to the whole of South- east Asia and on the sea route connecting East Asia with India, the Middle East, and Europe.