# Hong Kong

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| Hong Kong香港 |
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| Special administrative region |
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
Other official names

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| Chinese: | 中華人民共和國香港特別行政區 |
| Cantonese Yale romanisation: | *Jūng'wàh Yàhnmàhn Guhng'wòhgwok Hēunggóng Dahkbiht Hàhngjingkēui* |
| Cantonese Jyutping romanisation: | *zung1 waa4 jan4 man4 gung6 wo4 gwok3 hoeng1 gong2 dak6 bit6 hang4 zing3 keoi1* |

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|  Flag Emblem |
| Location of Hong Kong within China |
| Sovereign state | China |
| British possession | 26 January 1841 |
| Treaty of Nanking | 29 August 1842 |
| Convention of Peking | 24 October 1860 |
| New Territories lease | 9 June 1898 |
| Imperial Japanese occupation | 25 December 1941 to 30 August 1945 |
| Re-designated as a British Dependent Territory | 1 January 1981 |
| Sino-British Joint Declaration | 19 December 1984 |
| Handover to China | 1 July 1997 |
| Administrative centre | Tamar |
| Largest district by population | Sha Tin |
| Official languages | * Chinese
* English
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| Regional and indigenous languages | * Cantonese
* Waitaunese
* Hakka
* Tanka
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| Official scripts | Traditional Chinese English alphabet |
| Ethnic groups (2021) | 91.6% Chinese 2.7% Filipino 1.9% Indonesian 0.8% White 0.6% Indian 0.4% Nepalese 2% other |
| Demonym(s) | * Hongkonger
* Hongkongese
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| Government | Devolved executive-led government within a unitary one-party state |
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| • Chief Executive  | John Lee |
| • Chief Secretary  | Eric Chan |
| • Council President  | Andrew Leung |
| • Chief Justice  | Andrew Cheung |
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| Legislature | Legislative Council |
| National representation |
| • National People's Congress | 36 deputies |
| • Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | 203 delegates |
| Area |
| • Total | Template:Convinfobox/prisec2 (168th) |
| • Water (%) | 59.70% (1,640.62 km2; 633.45 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,114.35 km2 (430.25 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation (Tai Mo Shan) | 957 m (3,140 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (South China Sea) | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population |
| • 2023 estimate | Template:IncreaseNeutral 7,498,100 |
| • 2021 census | Template:IncreaseNeutral 7,413,070 |
| • Density | Template:Convinfobox/prisec2 (4th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2025 estimate |
| • Total | ▲ $589.81 billion (50th) |
| • Per capita | ▲ $77,942 (17th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2025 estimate |
| • Total | ▲ $424 billion (39th) |
| • Per capita | ▲ $56,031 (18th) |
| Gini (2021) | Template:DecreasePositive 39.7 medium |
| HDI (2023) | ▼ 0.955 very high · 8th |
| Currency | Hong Kong dollar (HK$) (HKD) |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (HKT) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy yyyy年mm月dd日 |
| Mains electricity | 220 V–50 Hz |
| Driving side | Left |
| Calling code | +852 |
| ISO 3166 code | * HK
* CN-HK
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| Internet TLD | * .hk
* .香港
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| Number plate prefixes | None for local vehicles, 粤Z for cross-boundary vehicles |

The **Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China** (Chinese: 中華人民共和國香港特別行政區, Pinyin: Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu ,**Hong Kong**) People's Republic of China ke dui me se ek Special Administrative Regions (SARs) hae (Macau duusra hae).

Hong Kong ke tiin hissa me baata gais hae:

* Hong Kong Island
* Kowloon
* New Territories (including 235 outlying islands)

1997 talak, Hong Kong, United Kingdom ke niche rahaa.

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