Tidigare brittisk koloni i sydostasien som sedan 1997 utgör en administrativt självständig region i Folkrepubliken Kina, mellan det kinesiska fastlandet och Sydkinesiska sjön. Landytan är 1,042 km2, och folkmängden drygt 6,8 miljoner invånare (juli 2004).
The former British crown colony located off the southeast coast of China, comprised of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula, and New Territories. The three sites were ceded to the British by the Chinese respectively in 1841, 1860, and 1898. Hong Kong reverted to China in July 1997. The name represents the Cantonese pronunciation of the Chinese xianggang, fragrant port, from xiang, perfume and gang, port or harbor, with reference to its currents sweetened by fresh water from a river west of it.
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Hongkong — Kowloon — New Territories