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. 81
    Published 1974
    Hong Kong : American Consulate General, 1974-
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    Hong Kong, American Consulate General.
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    Published 1955
    Hong Kong : American Consulate General, 1955-1960.
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    Published 1950
    Hong Kong : Springfield, Va. : American Consulate General; Reproduced by National Technical Information Service, 1950-1973.
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    Hong Kong, U.S. Consulate General.
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    Hong Kong, U.S. Consulate.
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    Hong Kong, U.S. Consulate.
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    Published 1974
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    Published 1973
    Hongkong : [Springfield, Va.] American Consulate General; distributed by National Technical Information Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, 1973-1977.
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    Hong Kong, American Consulate General.
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    Hong Kong, [Springfield, Va., American Consulate General; distributed by National Technical Information Service, U.S. Dept. of Comerce]
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    Hong Kong : American Consulate General,
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  13. 93
    Published 1965
    Hong Kong : [Springfield, Va. : American Consulate General; distributed by NTIS, U.S. Dept. of Commerce], 1965-1974.
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    Hong Kong, American Consulate General.
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  15. 95
    by Wang, Zhaohui
    Published 2008
    [2008]
    1 online resource (xi, 213 leaves.)
    “...Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Institute of Textiles and Clothing...”
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    Hongkong : [s.n., 19--?]
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  17. 97
    Published 1962
    Kowloon, Hong Kong [1962]
    64, 116 p.
    “...Yu lien yen chiu so (Kowloon, Hong Kong)...”
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  18. 98
    by Zhang, Liwei
    Published 2000
    2000.
    216 p. : ill.
    “...Chinese University of Hong Kong. Graduate School. Division of Psychology...”
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    Hong Kong, The Consulate General.
    2 v. 33-37 cm.
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  20. 100
    Published 1947
    Washington : National Archives, 1947.
    21 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
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