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Information about Hong Kong
Hong Kong, the full name of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China. It consists of Hong Kong Island in the Pearl River Estuary, South China Sea, Kowloon Peninsula and New Territories connected with Chinese mainland, and 235 small islands nearby. The sea area north of tung ping chau in the northeast and the other side of Shenzhen River in the north are Shenzhen City in Guangdong Province. South of the waters is Wanshan Islands in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province. Hong Kong has always been the territory of China, but it was ceded and leased to Britain by the Qing government in batches from 1842 to 1898, and the Chinese people resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong on 1 July 19971day.

According to the Sino-British Joint Declaration signed by China and Britain, the Chinese people and the Chinese government promised to implement the "one country, two systems" policy; Within 50 years after the reunification, the socialist system of the People's Republic of China will not be implemented in Hong Kong, and Hong Kong will enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign affairs and national defense.

Population: 1840 years ago, Hong Kong was just a small fishing village with a population of only 5,000. Today, the population of Hong Kong exceeds 6.6 million, and more than10 million tourists visit Hong Kong every year. 1997 has its own Hong Kong regional flag and Hong Kong regional emblem after reunification.

Origin of the name: Hong Kong, which means "fragrant harbor", is probably related to the fragrance of sandalwood and incense sticks made on the island long ago.

Ethnic composition: Chinese account for 97%, and most of them are Cantonese; Foreigners account for 3%

Religion: Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Catholicism, Islam

Language: English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Reputation: Pearl of the Orient, Dynamic City and Shopping Paradise.

Regional flower: bauhinia