"Hongkong "

" Hong Kong "? [English ]['h?' k? ] ? [America] ['H?' kɑ? ]

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Hong Kong (Cantonese: hoeng1 gong2；; English: Hong Kong；; Mandarin: xi ā ng g ? ng; Abbreviation: HK), referred to as "Hong Kong", is called the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People's Republic of China.

Hong Kong is located in the south of China, east of the Pearl River Estuary, along the coast of the South China Sea, bordering Shenzhen in Guangdong Province in the north and the Pearl River in the west, facing the Macao Special Administrative Region across the Pearl River Estuary, and bordering the South China Sea on the other two sides. Hong Kong is one of the highly prosperous international metropolises in the world. The whole territory consists of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula and New Territories. The total land area under its jurisdiction is 1114.32 square kilometers. By the end of 2114, the total population was about 7.264 million, ranking third in the world in population density.

Hong Kong is the third largest financial center in the world after new york and London. It is also called "Port of Newland" and enjoys a high reputation in the world. It is an important shipping hub and one of the most competitive cities in the international and Asia-Pacific regions, and its economic freedom index ranks first in the world for 21 consecutive years.

Hong Kong is well-known in the world for its excellent public order, free economy and sound legal system. It is also known as the Pearl of the Orient, a gourmet paradise and a shopping paradise. It is also one of the richest, most developed and highest living standards regions in the world.