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 second-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 the highest life expectancy in the world, and a public transport rate exceeding 90 per cent.

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    Hong Kong (pub. Sept. 24, 1853-)
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    [Hong Kong]
    v. 23-34 cm.
    ...Hong Kong...
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    [Hong Kong : s.n.]
    v. ; 23-34 cm.
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    Hong Kong : Noronha & Co.
    1 online resource ( volumes)
    ...Hong Kong...
    LLMC Digital
    Online Resource
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    Published 1951
    Hong Kong : Noronha & Co., govt. print., [1951]
    1 online resource (11 v.)
    ...Hong Kong...
    LLMC Digital
    Online Resource
  6. 6
    Published 1924
    Hongkong : Printed by Noronha & Co., government printers, 1924-1927.
    1 online resource (6 volumes)
    ...Hong Kong...
    LLMC Digital
    Online Resource
  7. 7
    Published 1998
    Hong Kong : Government Printer, -[1998?]
    1 online resource ( volumes)
    ...Hong Kong...
    LLMC Digital
    Online Resource
  8. 8
    by Tsang, Ka Bo
    Published 1983
    Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1983.
    2 v. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
    ...University of Hong Kong...
  9. 9
    by Kan, Kenneth C.Y
    Published 1969
    1969.
    135 p.
    ...University of Hong Kong...
  10. 10
    by Fok, Siu-har, Silvia
    Published 2008
    2008.
    x, 369 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
    Also available in print.
    ...University of Hong Kong...
    Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO
  11. 11
    by Board, Mei-wen, Mary
    Published 1967
    [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1967.]
    1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
    Also available in printed format.
    ...University of Hong Kong...
  12. 12
    by Cheng Leung, Wai-lin, Winnie
    Published 2002
    Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2002.
    2 v. ; 30 cm.
    ...University of Hong Kong...
  13. 13
    by Fan, S. C.
    Published 1982
    1982.
    1 microfilm reel ; 35mm.
    ...University of Hong Kong...
  14. 14
    by Cheng, May Ming-chun
    Published 1996
    1996.
    1 microfilm reel.
    ...University of Hong Kong...
  15. 15
    by Martyn, Elaine
    Published 2001
    2001.
    ix, 280 leaves ; 30 cm.
    ...University of Hong Kong...
  16. 16
    by Rifkin, Susan B.
    Published 1982
    [Hong Kong] : University of Hong Kong, 1982.
    xiv, 359 leaves ; 30 cm.
    Also availalbe in microfilm.
    ...University of Hong Kong...
  17. 17
    by Lee, Guan-kin
    Published 1997
    1997.
    1 online resource (431 leaves)
    ...University of Hong Kong...
    Center for Research Libraries
    Online Resource
  18. 18
    by Talbot, Dennis Charles
    Published 1995
    Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1995.
    xi, 466 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
    ...University of Hong Kong...
  19. 19
    by Lau, Yiu-nam
    Published 1990
    Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1990.
    295 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
    ...University of Hong Kong...
  20. 20
    by Chin, Neow-kong
    Published 1970
    1970.
    1 microfilm reel ; 35mm.
    ...University of Hong Kong...

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