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Hong Kong[ e] is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. With 7.4 million residents of various nationalities [ f] in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated territories in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing ...
Satellite Image of Hong Kong Location of Hong Kong with respect to the Pearl River Delta Map showing Hong Kong and surrounding cities Hong Kong borders the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong Province (1954) Map including Hong Kong and surrounding region from the International Map of the World (1955) Map including Hong Kong and surrounding region (DMA, 1984) Enlargeable, detailed map of the Hong ...
Hong Kong was a Crown colony of the United Kingdom from 1842 to 1981 and was a British dependent territory from 1981 until the transfer of its sovereignty to the People's Republic of China in 1997. The Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Basic Law of Hong Kong stipulate that Hong Kong operate with a high degree of autonomy until at least ...
Hong Kong in administration consists of 18 districts in 3 different regions. The 3 regions are: Hong Kong Island (HK), Kowloon (KLN), and the New Territories (NT). [ 11][ 12] The New Territories has the most districts (9), followed by Kowloon (5) and lastly Hong Kong Island (4). The population density per district varies from 1,021 (Islands) to ...
Hong Kong Island in 1840 by Stoddart R.N. Hong Kong Island is the second-largest island of the territory, the largest being Lantau Island. Its area is 78.59 km 2 (30.34 sq mi), including 6.98 km 2 (2.69 sq mi) of land reclaimed since 1887 and some smaller scale ones since 1851. It makes up approximately 7% of the total territory.
The Hong Kong African Association (香港非洲人協會) is an ethnic association for those people. [28] A Thai community began in Hong Kong when Thai women travelled with their husbands, of Chaozhou (Chiu Chow) origin, to Hong Kong in the 1970s. In 2016, Hong Kong had about 10,215 Thai residents, with around 33% residing in Kowloon City. [29]
The region of Hong Kong has been inhabited since the Old Stone Age, later becoming part of the Chinese Empire with its loose incorporation into the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC). Starting out as a farming fishing village and salt production site, it became an important free port and eventually a major international financial center.
As of 2021, 8 out of Hong Kong's 15 points of entry or border crossings controlled by the Immigration Department are located on or cross the land border fence. [10] Entry and exit immigration clearance into Hong Kong by sea can be cleared at 4 ferry terminals:, [10] and the other 3 out of 15 immigration clearance points in Hong Kong are located at 2 railway stations and one at the Hong Kong ...