Remembering Laika – the first dog to orbit Earth
The first living creature to make an orbital spaceflight around the Earth was the dog Laika, aboard the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik
The first living creature to make an orbital spaceflight around the Earth was the dog Laika, aboard the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik
When people donate blood (捐血), they go to the Red Cross (紅十字會), now the Red Cross and Red Crescent. It is an international agency
The Chernobyl disaster (切 爾諾貝爾核事故) refers to the accident in 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine (烏克蘭), which was then part of the
South Asians are part of the Hong Kong society. As of the 2021 by-census (中期人口普查), there were more than 100,000 South Asians living
Ching Ming Festival (清明節), also known as “Tomb Sweeping Day”, takes place every year in April. The festival falls on spring
Easter is the oldest and most important Christian holiday. It is celebrated by millions of people around the world. Easter
Christopher Columbus, sailing for Spain, opened the way for Spanish colonists (殖民地開拓者) to settle in the region he had explored. This led to
There are dozens of Chinese gods, but none are celebrated in Hong Kong with as much fervour (熱烈) as Tin Hau (天后). Tin Hau is the
The first people to live in a land are called indigenous peoples (原住民). This means they were the original settlers. The Native Americans (美國原住民) are
Hong Kong has a very long history of horse racing. Horse racing in Hong Kong was brought in by the
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