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3 days ago · Coordinates: 22°18′N 114°12′E. 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.
3 days ago · Hong Kong, special administrative region (Pinyin: tebie xingzhengqu; Wade-Giles romanization: t’e-pieh hsing-cheng-ch’ü) of China, located to the east of the Pearl River (Zhu Jiang) estuary on the south coast of China. The region is bordered by Guangdong province to the north and the South China Sea to the east, south, and west.
4 days ago · Geography & Travel States & Other Subdivisions. Government and society. in Hong Kong. Also known as: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hsiang-kang, Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu. Written by. Chi-Keung Leung. Director, Hong Kong Institute of Education, 1994–97. Former Editor, Asian Geographer.
5 days ago · The open digital map products in the Geographic Information System and machine-readable formats (except image products) are now available for browsing and downloading at Hong Kong Map Service 2.0. Users can also access to the information at the Hong Kong GeoData Store and the Public Sector Information Portal.
5 days ago · Map of Hong Kong c. 1900 from the 10th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica (1902–03). Almost since its establishment, Hong Kong, more than any other treaty port, afforded a refuge for runaway persons and capital from China as well as an interim abode for rural emigrants destined for Southeast Asia and beyond.
5 days ago · Hong Kong had been a colony of the British Empire since 1841, except for four years of Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945. After the First Opium War, its territory was expanded in 1860 with the addition of Kowloon Peninsula and Stonecutters Island, and in 1898, when Britain obtained a 99-year lease for the New Territories.
4 days ago · Speed Map - SpeedPRO - Horse Racing - The Hong Kong Jockey Club. Click here to download. Fitness Ratings file. “SpeedPRO Energy” and “Fitness Ratings” are posted at Noon one day before race day.
