I was thinking of researching some information on Hong Kong, but then decided I couldn’t be bothered, so I stayed in bed with a notepad and made some up instead:
‘Hong Kong’ gets it’s name from the Cantonese phrase meaning ‘foggy rubbish tip’
The Mayor of Hong Kong from 1917 - 1925 was called LONG DONG.
Hong Kong is the only city in the world that has a Museum of Fossilised Perineums.
Hong Kong’s premier ladies football team are called the HK Beavers.
The most densely populated street in the city has 17 houses per square foot of land.
It is illegal for four-year-olds to smoke cigars while skateboarding.
Due to an ancient law, everyone in Hong Kong has to eat raw meat on a Thursday.
Sacred animals in the city are the Peregrine Falcon and the Weasel.
Coincidentally, the most popular pub names in the city are ‘the Peregrine Falcon’ and ‘the Weasel’
Hong Kong’s name in Latin is an anagram of “BOUNCY CASTLE”
I’m off to get a life now…
RC 8-5-12
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