Hongapore

English Etymology en Hong Kong Singapore. Proper noun Either Hong Kong or Singapore (suggesting that the two are indistinguishable). en 1986 Charles Hadfield; Jill Hadfield Watching the Dragon: Letters from China, 1983-1985 Impact Publishing page 131 "After two days in Hongapore (the two places run together in my mind, like one vast airport duty-free shopping centre), we rolled up to Kowloon station, with our winter clothes on, our rucksacks and shoulder bags full of goodies unobtainable in Wuhan ..." A place sharing the best characteristics of both Hong Kong and Singapore. en 1978 American Cinematographer 59 http://books.google.com/books?id=tpo9AAAAMAAJ&q=hongapore 675 "When he asked me where I thought we should shoot, I said 'Hongapore'— that being a play on words to indicate that both Hong Kong and Singapore offered a lot, with Hong Kong having the edge by about 51 to 49 in terms of workability." 2005, Kim Jae-hong, Yonhap News Agency, 20 May 2005: "The Jeju Provincial Office plans to push ahead with the so-called Hongapore Project (named after Hong Kong and Singapore) to develop the island as a free international city on a long-term basis, where no visa is required for entry, everything is duty-free, virtually no regulations exist and English is adopted as an official language." Usage notes Often used by South Korean media in reference to Jeju Province. Translations Chinese: Cantonese: yue 香加坡 Mandarin: cmn 香加坡 Xiāngjiāpō Korean: ko ^홍가포르