hong : Idioms & Phrases
hong kong
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noun formerly a Crown Colony on the coast of southern China in Guangdong province; leased by China to Britain in 1842 and returned in 1997; one of the world's leading commercial centers
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hong kong dollar
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noun the basic unit of money in Hong Kong
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Hong merchant
- one of the few Chinese merchants who, previous to the treaty of 1842, formed a guild which had the exclusive privilege of trading with foreigners.
