Open main menu  Search Hong Kong Article Talk Language Watch Edit "HK" redirects here. For other uses, see Hong Kong (disambiguation) and HK (disambiguation). Hong Kong (/ˈhɒŋkɒŋ/; Chinese: 香港, Cantonese: [hœ́ːŋ.kɔ̌ːŋ] (listen)), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (HKSAR),[d] is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With over 7.5 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 places in the world. Hong Kong is also one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong 香港 Special administrative region Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of ChinaChinese:中華人民共和國香港特別行政區Cantonese Yale Romanisation:Jūng'wàh Yàhnmàhn Guhng'wòhgwok Hēunggóng Dahkbiht Hàhngjingkēui  Flag  Emblem  Location of Hong Kong within China Sovereign statePeople's Republic of ChinaBritish possession26 January 1841Treaty of Nanking29 August 1842Convention of Peking24 October 1860New Territories lease9 June 1898Imperial Japanese occupation25 December 1941 to 30 August 1945Sino-British Joint Declaration19 December 1984Handover to China1 July 1997Official languages Chinese[a] English[b] Regional language Cantonese[a] Official scripts Traditional Chinese[b] English alphabetEthnic groups  (2016) 92.0% Han Chinese 2.5% Filipino 2.1% Indonesian 0.8% White 0.5% Indian 0.3% Nepalese 1.6% Others[6]Demonym(s)Hong Konger Hong KongeseGovernmentDevolved executive-led government within a unitary one-party socialist republic[7] • Chief Executive Carrie Lam • Chief Secretary John Lee • Council President Andrew Leung • Chief Justice Andrew CheungLegislatureLegislative CouncilNational representation • National People's Congress 36 deputies • Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 203 delegates[8]Area • Total 2,754.97[9] km2 (1,063.70 sq mi) (168th) • Water (%) 59.70% (1644.79 km2; 635.05 sq mi)[9] • Land 1,110.18 km2 (428.64 sq mi)[9]Highest elevation  (Tai Mo Shan) 957 m (3,140 ft)Lowest elevation  (South China Sea) 0 m (0 ft)Population • 2021 census 7,413,070[10] • Density 6,801[11]/km2 (17,614.5/sq mi) (4th)GDP (PPP)2021 estimate • Total  $472.395 billion[12] (46th) • Per capita  $62,839[12] (10th)GDP (nominal)2021 estimate • Total  $368.633 billion[12] (39th) • Per capita  $49,036[12] (20th)Gini (2016) 53.9[13] highHDI (2019) 0.949[14] very high · 4thCurrencyHong Kong dollar (HK$) (HKD)Time zoneUTC+08:00 (HKT)Date formatdd-mm-yyyy yyyy年mm月dd日Mains electricity220 V–50 HzDriving sideleft[c]Calling code+852ISO 3166 code HK CN-HK Internet TLD .hk .香港 License plate prefixesNone for local vehicles, 粤Z for cross-boundary vehiclesAbbreviationHK / 港 Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.[17] The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898.[18][19] British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resumed after the surrender of Japan.[20] The whole territory was transferred to China in 1997.[21] As one of China's two special administrative regions (the other being Macau), Hong Kong maintains separate governing and economic systems from that of mainland China under the principle of "one country, two systems".[22][f] Originally a sparsely populated area of farming and fishing villages,[17] the territory has become one of the world's most significant financial centres and commercial ports.[23] It is the world's tenth-largest exporter and ninth-largest importer.[24][25] Hong Kong has a major capitalist service economy characterised by low taxation and free trade, and its currency, the Hong Kong dollar, is the eighth most traded currency in the world.[26] Hong Kong is home to the third-highest number of billionaires of any city in the world,[27] the second-highest number of billionaires of any city in Asia, and the largest concentration of ultra high-net-worth individuals of any city in the world.[28][29] Although the city has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, severe income inequality exists among the population.[30] Hong Kong is a highly developed territory and ranks fourth on the UN Human some Etymology History Government and politics Geography Demographics Economy Infrastructure Culture Education Media See also Notes References External links Last edited 3 days ago by Davidng913  Content is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted. Privacy policy   Terms of Use Desktop google search manjil mahal form manjil mahal

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