I suppose Hong Kong dollars weren't "money" in some legal sense.

Yes but the Hong Kong dollar is backed by the might of china.

He paid 3.82 Hong Kong dollars a share, on average, for the position.

You can use your Hong Kong dollars here, so there's no need to change currency.

This compared with a surplus of 10.8 billion Hong Kong dollars in 1994-95.

Finally a price was established at a thousand Hong Kong dollars.

"I paid a thousand Hong Kong dollars to hear that he doesn't know?"

He says that for two thousand Hong Kong dollars each, you and your wife can go with him.

The security of the Hong Kong dollar will be in doubt.

After that, they will charge a fee of around $50 to $80 Hong Kong dollars.