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