Chinese and English are the official languages. Reflecting its history, Cantonese is the most widely spoken Chinese dialect, though Mandarin, Shanghai and other Chinese dialects are also spoken. English is understood by a significant percentage of the population. Hong Kong's climate is typical of a tropical monsoon. The climate is at its best in the Autumn, from the end of September to the beginning of December, when humidity drops, the sky is often clear and temperatures are a pleasant 23C. Economics Hong Kong has a vibrant free market economy, based on light industry, services and international trade.
Natural resources are limited, and substantial quantities of food and raw materials are imported.
Dominant industries are textiles, clothing, tourism, electronics, plastics, consumer items such as toys and watches. Clothing and textiles dominate the export business. Electrical appliances, watches and clocks, toys are also important. See our chart of Asian internet use for comparison with other Asian countries. Natural Resources Like Singapore the most significant natural resource of Hong Kong is actually its excellent deepwater harbor, there is also limited mining of feldspar and kaolin.