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Hong Kong Definition

Hong· Kong (häŋ′käŋ′, hôŋ′kôŋ′)

  1. administrative region of China (since July 1, 1997), on the South China Sea: it consists of a principal island (Hong Kong Island), nearby islands, Kowloon Peninsula, and an adjacent mainland area (New Territories): a former British crown colony: c. 421 sq mi (1,090 sq km); pop. 5,674,000

  2. chief city of this region; seaport on Hong Kong Island: pop. c. 1,000,000

Hong Kong Quotes

At any one time,15 per cent of the buildings of Hong Kong are being either demolished or rebuilt, renovated or restructured.

—Booth, Martin