Hong Kong (CNN) — Every day at noon, a large antique gun is fired in Hong Kong.
No, this has nothing to do with war, protests or conflict. The Jardine Noonday Gun is about history with a side of charitable goodness.
It gets its name from its owner, the Jardine Matheson Company, which was founded in the early 1830s. The powerful Hong Kong-based conglomerate, which has interests in everything from retail and real estate to automobiles, is known for its dramatic window-dotted skyscraper on Victoria Harbour — just a few kilometers away from where the gun is perched on the calmer waters of the…
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