Dhaka-Facts
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    Our city map of Dhaka (Bangladesh) shows 29,650 km of streets and paths. If you wanted to walk them all, assuming you walked four kilometers an hour, eight hours a day, it would take you 927 days. And, when you need to get home there are 801 bus and tram stops, and subway and railway stations in Dhaka.

    With a total area of 6 square kilometers, public green spaces and parks make up 0.029% of Dhaka’s total area, 20,413 square kilometers. That means each of Dhaka’s 21,741,000 residents has an average of 0.3 square meters.

    When people in Dhaka want to go out, they are spoilt for choice; our map shows more than 115 cafés, restaurants, bars, ice-cream parlors, beer gardens, cinemas, nightclubs and theatres. The city also boasts more than 252 sights and monuments, and far more than 9,979 retailers. Feeling tired? Our map shows more than 395 hotels and guest houses, where you can rest.




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    Hong Kong 97 Magazine New Page

    However, the legacy of Hong Kong 97 lived on. The magazine had helped to inspire a new generation of journalists and media practitioners, who were committed to critical and independent reporting. The magazine's influence can still be seen in the city's media landscape today, with many of its alumni going on to become leading voices in Hong Kong's journalism and publishing industries.

    The magazine's fearless reporting and commentary did not go unnoticed. The South China Morning Post (SCMP), one of Hong Kong's most influential newspapers, began to take notice of Hong Kong 97's rising profile. The SCMP, which had long been considered the city's establishment newspaper, started to feel threatened by the upstart magazine's willingness to challenge its dominance.

    The government, too, began to take a closer look at Hong Kong 97. In 1995, the magazine published a special issue on the upcoming 1997 handover, which included articles critical of the government's handling of the transition. The government responded by accusing the magazine of spreading "untruths" and "half-truths."