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On July 6, 1998, Chek Lap Kok became Hong Kong's new international airport. But which commercial flight was the first to land there?

For the last thirty years, the Bank of China Tower has been an iconic landmark on Hong Kong’s skyline. Ieoh Ming Pei’s masterpiece has been featured in numerous American blockbusters, as well as in video games like SimCity, a franchise centered on city-building. In fact, unlike the Bank of China Tower, few people outside of Hong Kong would recognize the headquarters of its main competitor, the HSBC Main Building. Yet, in the 1980s, when both skyscrapers were under constructio

The relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has always been complicated. Add Hong Kong—a former British colony at the doorstep of mainland China—to the mix, and you have the perfect recipe for outlandish rumors. One such rumor revolves around secret "escape tunnels" that allegedly run from the U.S. Consulate on Garden Road to various locations across the city. Depending on the source, these underground passages supposedly lead to the Go

In 1934, the Nationalist government of China commissioned the renowned architectural firm Palmer and Turner to design its headquarters in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Construction of the Shanghai headquarters began in 1936. However, the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 delayed construction of the new Bank of China branches in Hong Kong and Singapore. Although the war ended in 1945, the Chinese Civil War immediately intensified between the Nationalists a