Example sentences for: hong

How can you use “hong” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Deng’s death and Hong Kong’s return to Chinese sovereignty in 1997 together marked another new era in the creation of a New China, this time as an economic superpower designed to rival the US and Europe in the 21st century.

  • In a scoop last Friday, the Daily Telegraph revealed the circumstances under which a Murdoch publishing company, the London subsidiary of HarperCollins, had canceled publication of the memoirs of Britain's last governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten, for which it had already paid an advance of $200,000.

  • But the Hong Kong Journalists' Association disputes his success; its "campaign for open government" notes that 69 percent of surveyed HKJA members believe the pre-hand-over government was more open than the current one.

  • On Connaught Road Central, you’ll find one of Hong Kong’s curiosities, the 244-m- (800-ft-) long Mid-Levels outdoor escalator.

  • Hong Kong has inspired capitalism in China--60 percent of Chinese investment is routed through it--so perhaps it can inspire political freedom there too.


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