Case Study Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of the World's major \________ \_______ (following only London and NYC)

Financial Centers

Hong Kong is one of the world's most \_______ cities.

vertical

Hong Kong is \____ Square miles with a population of over \___.

426, 7M

By the early \__ \________ all of the major \________ \_______ were trying to gain a foothold and access to \_________ \________.

19th Century, European Empires, Chinese markets

All were searching for a vital \_______ \____ in order to make \________ \________.

resource port, inroads inland

in _ __*,*__ protes__te__d the British importation of ______

1839, Qing Empire, Opium

After a series of \______ \_____ in \_____ & \_____ the victorious \________ claimed and occupied \_____ \_____ and surrounding islands

"Opium Wars," 1841 & 1860, British, Hong Kong

In \____, the \______ obtained a 99-year lease of \_______ Island and some 200 other outlying islands

1898, British, Lantau

in \____: \__________ Revolution in China under leadership of 'Chairman' \___ \_________.

1949, Communist, 'Chairman' Mao Zedong

Location of Pearl River Delta: \__________ \______ of China at the \_____ \_____ Estuary and the \_____ \_____ Sea

Southern Coast, Pearl River, South China

What kind of port is the Pearl River Delta?

Natural and protected deep water port

\_____ \_____ provides access into \_______ of China while providing much more \________ \_________ for the export and import of goods

Pearl River, interior, efficient transportation

The Pearl River Delta is the Gateway to \______ \______ \___ \_________.

British Sphere of Influence

HK became '\______ to the \______.'

bridge, world

HK became one of the global \________ \______ \_______.

financial market centers

In \____: the \_______ turned over HK to \_____ and it was designated a SAR.

1997, British, China

SAR meaning

Special Administrative Region

\__________: \________ - Designated China's First \______.

Shenzhen, 1980, SEZ

SEZ meaning

Special Economic Zone

Shenzhen was selected to be an \__________ \_____ for \_______ \________ because of its proximity to \_____ \_____.

experimental ground, Market Capitalism, Hong Kong

Shenzhen's \____________ \____ exceeds \___ \________ in population.

Metropolitan Area, 18 million

Shenzhen's \_______ cityscape is a result of its \______ \______ made possible by rapid \_______ \_________.

modern, vibrant economy, foreign investment

Shenzhen is a major \__________ \______ in \_______ \______ as well as the headquarters of numerous \____-\____ companies.

financial center, Southern China, high-tech

The experimental grounds for Market Capitalism were done in \________ because the \_______ \_________ wanted to take advantage of modern \_____ \_____ and ride its coattails to economic success.

Shenzhen, Chinese government, Hong Kong

Hong Kong International \_______: built in \____, at the time it had the world's largest \__________ \_________ buildings.

Airport, 1998, passenger terminal

Hong Kong International Airport is considered one of the world's busiest \______ \________ and one of the world's busiest \________ \_______.

cargo gateways, passenger airports

The South China Sea is how many square miles?

1.4 million square miles

Nations that stake claim to the South China Sea: \______, Japan, Taiwan, \______, \_______, Malaysia, and Brunei

China, Vietnam, Philippines

\____ of all global \___ \______ shipments pass through the \_____ \______ \___.

50%, oil tanker, South China Sea

South China Sea has Buried \______ \_____ because there's proven \___ reserves of at least \__ \______ barrels.

Energy Treasure, oil, 7 billion

The South China Sea has an estimate of \____ \_______ cubic feet of \________ \____.

900 trillion, natural gas

The \______ and \______ island groups have everyone claiming them as their own: Hotly \_________

Paracel, Spratly, Contested