Hongapore

== English == === Etymology === Blend of Hong Kong +‎ Singapore. === Proper noun === Hongapore Either Hong Kong or Singapore (suggesting that the two are indistinguishable). "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. "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 ====