* * * People's Republic of China (PRC) SAR. Hong Kong is abbreviated as Hong Kong in Chinese and Hong Kong S.A.R or Hong Kong in English.

Longitude and latitude

The city center is located at 22 degrees north latitude 15 minutes and 00 seconds east longitude 1 14 degrees and 08 minutes and 00 seconds.

Attribution country

People's Republic of China (PRC).

regional flag

There is a white bauhinia in the regional flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with a red background. Bauhinia is the flower of Hong Kong, representing Hong Kong. The red background color is the same as the national flag of China people, which symbolizes that Hong Kong is a part of the people of China. The five stars in the flower correspond to the five stars on the national flag of China. The regional flag is dominated by red and white, symbolizing the implementation of one country, two systems in Hong Kong.

regional emblem

The regional emblem of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region imitates the design of the Hong Kong regional flag. The inner ring is white bauhinia with a red background. Bauhinia is the city flower of Hong Kong, representing Hong Kong. The outer circle is in scarlet letter on white background, with traditional Chinese "People's Republic of China (PRC) Special Administrative Region" and English "Hong Kong".

language

The official languages are English and Chinese. The main languages are Cantonese (89.2%), Mandarin (0.9%), other Chinese dialects (5.5%), English (3.2%) and other languages (1.2%).

money

Hong kong dollar (HKD)

time

Hong kong time (HKT). UTC +8.

The largest area

Shatin District is the most densely populated area in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Population: 628,634 (5438+0 in 2006).

chief executive

Donald tsang

Urban area

1, 104 km2 (the 32nd provincial administrative region of China). The water area accounts for 4.6%. Less than 25% of the land has been developed. Country parks and nature reserves account for 40%.

Human population

6921700 (ranked 29th among provincial administrative regions in China in 2007). The population density is 6353 people /km2 (the second provincial administrative region in China, second only to the Macao Special Administrative Region; Third in the world, second only to Monaco and Macao Special Administrative Region). Most residents come from China, and foreigners account for 5%, mainly Filipinos (130,810), Indonesians (1kloc-0/4020) and Thais (* * * 28360). The working population in Hong Kong is about 3.58 million.

Urban gross national product (purchasing power parity)

US$ 289.7 billion (ranked 39th in the world in 2007). Per capita GDP is 4 1, 6 14 USD (305,018 RMB). China provincial administrative region1; 6 th in the world).

Gross national product of cities (nominal)

US$ 203 billion (ranked 37th in the world in 2007). Per capita GDP is 29149 USD (China provincial administrative region1; 28 th in the world).

Human development index

0.937 (high, China provincial administrative region1; Ranked 2 1 in the world, second only to New Zealand (19) and Italy (20); Second place in Asian countries and regions, second only to Japan)

International domain abbreviation

. Hong Kong

Long distance telephone code

+852

About pictures

The picture shows the regional flag of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, regional emblem of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, administrative divisions of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Golden Bauhinia Cup (Golden Bauhinia Square), Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong and Britain (19th century), Phase II (the tallest building in Hong Kong) and Phase I of International Finance Center, Bank of China Building and Xiyangcai Street (one of the famous shopping areas in Hong Kong).

As one of the two special administrative regions of People's Republic of China (PRC), Hong Kong enjoys a high degree of autonomy. Hongkong is located at the southeast end of China, adjacent to Guangdong Province. Historical changes have turned Hong Kong from a small fishing village with only 5,000 people into an international metropolis with the reputation of "Pearl of the Orient" today. After half a century of British rule, Hong Kong returned to People's Republic of China (PRC) on July 1997.

Today, Hong Kong has developed into an international financial and commercial center and ranks among the world's metropolises. Apart from having the best deep water port in the world, Hong Kong has no other natural resources. The key to Hong Kong becoming a city with strong productivity and endless creativity lies in its hard-working, adaptable, highly educated and entrepreneurial workforce.

The history of Hong Kong can be traced back to the Neolithic Age 5000 years ago. After Qin Shihuang unified China, South China Sea, Guilin and Xiang Jun were successively established, and Hong Kong belonged to Panyu County, Nanhai County. Since then, Hong Kong has been under the jurisdiction of the central government. In the Han Dynasty, Hong Kong belonged to Boluo County, Nanhai County. In the sixth year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 33 1 year), Hong Kong belonged to Baoan County, Dongguan County. During the Sui Dynasty, Hong Kong belonged to Baoan County, Nanhai County and guangzhou fu. In the second year of Tang Zhide (AD 757), Baoan County was changed to Dongguan County, and Hong Kong still belonged to Dongguan County. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, a large number of mainland people moved to Hong Kong, which promoted the great development of Hong Kong's economy and culture. In the first year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty (1573), Hong Kong belonged to Xin 'an County.

Hong Kong is an excellent deep-water port, once known as one of the three natural seaports in the world. In the early years, the British took a fancy to Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, which has the potential to become an excellent port in East Asia, and spared no effort to seize this place from the Manchu government by the Opium War to develop its maritime trade in the Far East, thus beginning the history of Hong Kong becoming a British colony. From 1842 to 1997, Hong Kong was a British colony. 1 July 9971,Hong Kong returned to the motherland.

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