Hong Kong

John Thomson Hong Kong or ; |j=Hoeng1 gong2|cy=Hēunggóng}}, |Officially the '''Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR'''; ).}}}} is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. With 7.4 million residents of various nationalities Article 24.}} in a 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 dynasty ceded Hong Kong Island in 1841–1842 as a consequence of losing the First Opium War. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 and was further extended when the United Kingdom obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898. Hong Kong was occupied by Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II. The territory was handed over from the United Kingdom to China in 1997. Hong Kong maintains separate governing and economic systems from that of mainland China under the principle of one country, two systems.

Originally a sparsely populated area of farming and fishing villages, the territory is now one of the world's most significant financial centres and commercial ports. Hong Kong is the world's fourth-ranked global financial centre, ninth-largest exporter, and eighth-largest importer. Its currency, the Hong Kong dollar, is the ninth most traded currency in the world. Home to the seventh-highest number of billionaires of any city in the world, Hong Kong has the largest number of ultra high-net-worth individuals. Although the city has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, severe income inequality exists among the population. Despite having the largest number of skyscrapers of any city in the world, housing in Hong Kong has been well-documented to experience a chronic persistent shortage.

Hong Kong is a highly developed territory and has a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.956, ranking fourth in the world. The city has one of the highest life expectancies in the world, and a public transport rate exceeding 90 per cent.

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  1. 61
    by Chen, Siu-wah Julia
    Published 2005
    2005.
    1 online resource (7 microfiches.)
    “...Hong Kong Polytechnic University...”
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    by Wan, Lai Yin
    Published 2013
    2013.
    ix, 262 leaves : illustrations.
    “...Chinese University of Hong Kong...”
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    by Wang, Lingling
    Published 2001
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    by Hao, Jianli Jane
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    Published 1906
    Hong Kong : Printed and published by the Government Printer, [1906]-
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    “...Hong Kong. Supreme Court...”
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    by Gu, Gang
    Published 2001
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    by Or, Siu Wing
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    by Liu, Ngar Fun
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  9. 69
    Hong Kong, Hong Kong Dept. of Commerce and Industry.
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  10. 70
    by Chen, Zhen Xiong
    Published 1997
    1997.
    xvi, 176 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
    “...Hong Kong University of Science and Technology...”
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    by Chu, Kwang-Hua
    Published 1998
    1998.
    iii, 79 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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  12. 72
    Published 1954
    Jiulong : Zi you chu ban she, Min guo 43 [1954]
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    “...Institute of Social Studies (Hong Kong)...”
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    by Mu, Bin
    Published 1999
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  14. 74
    by Shulman, Frank Joseph, 1943-
    Published 2001
    Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2001.
    xxxv, 823 p., [2] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
    “...University of Hong Kong. University Libraries...”
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    by Yang, Zhixin
    Published 1999
    1999.
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    Hong Kong, Hong Kong Dept. of Commerce and Industry.
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  17. 77
    by Mok, Siew Choy
    Published 2000
    2000.
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    Published 2004
    Hong Kong : Hong Kong Internet Service Providers Association, [2004?]
    1 folded sheet ([10] p.) : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
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    Hong Kong, U.S. Consulate.
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  20. 80
    by Tzvetanova, Sylvia Assenova
    Published 2008
    Hong Kong: School of Design, 2008.
    xvii, 199 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
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