Pronunciation Challenge The Economist: Hong Kong and China

Host : Ken Miao
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Hong Kong has just celebrated the 25th anniversary of its handover from Britain to China.
Today's episode covers the relations between Hong Kong and China through all the years.

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From the moment the trading port was ceded to the British in 1842, the expectation was that Hong Kong would one day be a part of China once more.

Key Vocabulary

1. port

port

[pɔrt] (n.)

2. cede

cede

[sid] (v.)

3. expectation

expectation

[ˌɛkspɛkˈteʃən] (n.)