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Panorama of Tamar site in 2005. Tamar ( / ˈteɪmɑːr / ⓘ TAY-mar) is the administrative centre of Hong Kong located in Admiralty. The headquarters of Hong Kong's Legislative Council and Central Government are located in Tamar. Adjacent to the island's financial heart at the Central harbourfront, the word Tamar is often used as a metonymy ...
HMS Tamar, was a 3,650 ton British troopship laid down in 1862 [5] and launched in 1863. She first visited Hong Kong in 1878 with reliefs crews, returned once in 1886. [4] She finally arrived in Victoria City on 11 April 1897. [1] She was stationed permanently in the harbour from 1897 to 1941, when she was scuttled during the Battle of Hong ...
British Consulate GeneralHong Kong英國駐香港總領事館. / 22.2761806°N 114.164917°E / 22.2761806; 114.164917. The British Consulate General Hong Kong (BCGHK), [1] located at 1 Supreme Court Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong Island, is one of the largest British consulates general in the world and is bigger than many British embassies ...
It was a modern structure built of stone, concrete and steel and consisted of six cell blocks set behind an 18-foot wall. It was originally designed to house 1,500 prisoners. Before Hong Kong officially abolished the death penalty in 1993, Stanley Prison had been a place of execution between 1946 and 1966. Although the law did not change until ...
The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge ( HZMB) is a 55-kilometre (34 mi) bridge–tunnel system consisting of a series of three cable-stayed bridges, an undersea tunnel, and four artificial islands. It is both the longest sea crossing [5] [6] and the longest open-sea fixed link in the world.
Hong Kong Adventist College (HKAC) is a co-educational institution of higher learning located in Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong. The college is owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.
H Mart is the largest U.S.-based grocery store chain that specializes in Asian-style products and caters to Asian-American shoppers. The "H" in "H Mart" stands for Han Ah Reum (한아름), the store's original name. The phrase is a combination of the Korean word "Han," meaning "one," and "Ah Reum," a transliteration of the English word "arm" in ...
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, also known as H&M Group, is a multinational clothing company based in Sweden that focuses on fast-fashion clothing. As of 23 June 2022, H&M Group operated in 75 geographical markets with 4,801 stores under the various company brands, with 107,375 [b] full-time equivalent positions.