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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Hong_KongHong Kong - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. With 7.4 million residents of various nationalities in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated territories in the world.

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     In the same year, the Hong Kong dollar was pegged to the...

   • Handover of Hong Kong

     香港主权移交. Transcriptions. The handover of Hong Kong from the...

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     The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special...

   • Hong Kong Island

     Hong Kong Island (Chinese: 香港島; Jyutping: Hoeng1 gong2 dou2;...

   • Sports in Hong Kong

     History. Hong Kong City Hall is located today where the...

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2. www.britannica.com › place › Hong-KongHong Kong | History, China, Location, Map, & Facts | Britannica

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   2 days ago · Hong Kong, special administrative region of China, located to the east of the Pearl River estuary on the south coast of China. Hong Kong was a British possession for decades until it rejoined China in 1997. It is a vibrant cultural and financial center of Chinese society.

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3. www.cia.gov › the-world-factbook › countriesHong Kong - World Factbook Glyph

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   Apr 24, 2024 · Background. The UK seized Hong Kong in 1841, and China formally ceded it the following year at the end of the First Opium War. The Kowloon Peninsula was added in 1860 at the end of the Second Opium War, and the UK obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898. Pursuant to a UK-China agreement in 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong ...

4. www.scmp.com › opinion › hong-kong-opinionOpinion | Why Hong Kong telling world’s story to China is ...

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   Apr 15, 2024 · By telling a truthful and comprehensive story of the world to China, the city can thus demonstrate to Beijing that the uniqueness of Hong Kong’s system is not a liability but an invaluable...

5. www.chinatoday.com › city › hong_kongHong Kong, Hong Kong Information, Hong Kong SAR, China City ...

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   Apr 29, 2024 · Hong Kong is located on the Southeast tip of the P.R.C some 1200km from Shanghai, the next largest city and nearly 2000km from the capital of Beijing. Hong Kong covers Hong Kong Island, Lantau Island, the Kowloon Peninsula and the New Territories, including 262 outlying islands.

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   Where is Hong Kong located?

   • Hong Kong is on China's southern coast, 60 km (37 mi) east of Macau, on the east side of the mouth of the Pearl River estuary. It is surrounded by the South China Sea on all sides except the north, which neighbours the Guangdong city of Shenzhen along the Sham Chun River.

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   Is Hong Kong a country?

   • Hong Kong [d] is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. With 7.4 million residents of various nationalities [e] in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated territories in the world.

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   What is the official name of Hong Kong?

   • The official name of Hong Kong is the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Hong Kong SAR). Today Hong Kong has many differences from the mainland China such as having different economic systems as well as political systems making it almost an independent "country" by itself.

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   When did Hong Kong become a country?

   • The handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China was at midnight on 1 July 1997. This event ended 156 years of British rule in the former colony, which began in 1841.

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