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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

City and special administrative region of China.

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Statements about Hong Kong

Currency

Hong Kong Dollar
 (7/1/1997 - )
Start Time
: 7/1/1997

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Emergency Phone Number

999

Electrical Plug Type

BS 1363

Foundational Text

Q18894160

Office Held by Head of Government

Chief Executive of Hong Kong
 (7/1/1997 - )
Start Time
: 7/1/1997

Country

People's Republic of China
 (7/1/1997 - )
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Status Quo
Start Time
: 7/1/1997
British Empire
 (1/26/1841 - 6/30/1997)
End Cause
:
Handover of Hong Kong
Start Time
: 1/26/1841
End Time
: 6/30/1997

Permanent Duplicated Item

Hong Kong

Public Holiday

15 items
New Year's Day
Day in Year for Periodic Occurrence
:
January 1
Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year)
Day in Year for Periodic Occurrence
:
Lunar/Lunisolar New Year's Day
Day in Year for Periodic Occurrence
:
2nd Day of the 1st Month in the Chinese Calendar
Day in Year for Periodic Occurrence
:
3rd Day of the 1st Month in the Chinese Calendar
Qingming Festival
Good Friday
Holy Saturday
Easter Monday
International Workers' Day
Day in Year for Periodic Occurrence
:
May 1
Buddha's Birthday
Duanwu Festival
Day in Year for Periodic Occurrence
:
5th Day of the 5th Month in the Chinese Lunar Calendar
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
Day in Year for Periodic Occurrence
:
July 1
National Day of the People's Republic of China
Day in Year for Periodic Occurrence
:
October 1
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
Double Ninth Festival
Day in Year for Periodic Occurrence
:
Ninth Day of the Ninth Month in the Chinese Calendar
Christmas
Day in Year for Periodic Occurrence
:
December 25
Boxing Day
Day in Year for Periodic Occurrence
:
December 26

Located in or Next to Body of Water

Shing Mun River
South China Sea

Has Seal, Badge, or Sigil

Emblem of Hong Kong

Diplomatic Relation

11 items
Canada
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Canada–Hong Kong Relations
Australia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Australia–Hong Kong Relations
Macau
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Hong Kong–Macau Relations
Singapore
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Hong Kong–Singapore Relations
Taiwan
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Hong Kong–Taiwan Relations
Thailand
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Hong Kong–Thailand Relations
Philippines
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Hong Kong–Philippines Relations
United States
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Hong Kong–United States Relations
North Korea
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Hong Kong–North Korea Relations
India
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Hong Kong–India Relations
United Kingdom
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Hong Kong–United Kingdom Relations

Inception

7/1/1997
Applies to Jurisdiction
:
Special Administrative Region of China
1/26/1841
Applies to Jurisdiction
:
British Hong Kong

Commons Gallery

香港

Legislative Body

Legislative Council of Hong Kong

History of Topic

History of Hong Kong

Official Language

Written Chinese Language
English
Cantonese
Applies to Part
:
Spoken Language
Standard Chinese
Chinese

Capital

Victoria
 ( - 6/30/1997)
End Cause
:
Handover of Hong Kong
End Time
: 6/30/1997

Official Website

http://www.gov.hk

Demonym

31 items
Hongkonger
Hong Kong people
香港人
Hong Kong
Applies to Part
:
Adjective
hongkonghese
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
hongkonghesi
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Plural
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Plural
hongkongi
hongkonés
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
Hongkongais
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Plural
Hongkongaise
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
Hongkongaises
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Plural
ḥongkonés
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
ḥongkonesa
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
Honkongano
hongkonesa
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
hongkonguès
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
hongkonguesa
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
香港人
香港人
香港人
香港人
香港人
香港人
香港人
hongkongilainen
香港人
港人
honconguesa
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
honconguês
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
honconguesas
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Plural
honcongueses
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Plural

Age of Majority

18 years old

Follows

British Hong Kong
 ( - 7/1/1997)
Significant Event
:
Handover of Hong Kong
End Time
: 7/1/1997

Total Fertility Rate

16 items
0.982 (1999)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 1999
1.035 (2000)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2000
0.932 (2001)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2001
0.939 (2002)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2002
0.901 (2003)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2003
0.927 (2004)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2004
0.966 (2005)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2005
0.984 (2006)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2006
1.028 (2007)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2007
1.064 (2008)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2008
1.055 (2009)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2009
1.127 (2010)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2010
1.204 (2011)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2011
1.285 (2012)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2012
1.124 (2013)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2013
1.234 (2014)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2014

Maritime Identification Digits

477

Median Income

35,443 United States dollar
Point in Time
: unknown value

Central Bank

Hong Kong Monetary Authority

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Area

1,105.69 square kilometre (2016)
Applies to Part
:
Land
Point in Time
: 2016
1,649.34 square kilometre (2016)
Applies to Part
:
Sea
Point in Time
: 2016
2,755.03 square kilometre (2016)
Applies to Part
:
Land
Applies to Part
:
Sea
Point in Time
: 2016

Member Of

11 items
World Trade Organization
 (1/1/1995 - )
Start Time
: 1/1/1995
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
 (11/12/1991 - )
Start Time
: 11/12/1991
Asian Development Bank
 (1969 - )
Start Time
: 1969
World Meteorological Organization
 (12/14/1948 - )
Start Time
: 12/14/1948
ICANN
 (1999 - )
Start Time
: 1999
Financial Action Task Force
 (1991 - )
Start Time
: 1991
Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units
 (1996 - )
Start Time
: 1996
Bank for International Settlements
 (1996 - )
Start Time
: 1996
Interpol
World Tourism Cities Federation
World Customs Organization
 (7/1/1987 - )
Start Time
: 7/1/1987

Official Name

中華人民共和國香港特別行政區
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
香港
Applies to Part
:
Abbreviation
Unnamed
:bug: P1721
Hong Kong

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Unemployment Rate

12 items
3.4 percent (August 2016 - October 2016)
Start Time
: August 2016
End Time
: October 2016
2.8 percent (2018)
Point in Time
: 2018
2.9 percent (2019)
Point in Time
: 2019
5.8 percent (2020)
Point in Time
: 2020
5.2 percent (2021)
Point in Time
: 2021
4.3 percent (2022)
Point in Time
: 2022
3.3 percent (2012)
Point in Time
: 2012
3.4 percent (2013)
Point in Time
: 2013
3.3 percent (2014)
Point in Time
: 2014
3.3 percent (2015)
Point in Time
: 2015
3.4 percent (2016)
Point in Time
: 2016
3.1 percent (2017)
Point in Time
: 2017

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Mains Voltage

220 volt
Frequency
: 50 hertz

Executive Body

Government of Hong Kong

Anthem

March of the Volunteers
 (7/1/1997 - )
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Status Quo
Start Time
: 7/1/1997
God Save the King
 (1/26/1841 - 6/30/1997)
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Replacement
Start Time
: 1/26/1841
End Time
: 6/30/1997

Highest Judicial Authority

Court of Final Appeal

Life Expectancy

20 items
80.383 year (1999)
Point in Time
: 1999
80.878 year (2000)
Point in Time
: 2000
81.424 year (2001)
Point in Time
: 2001
81.427 year (2002)
Point in Time
: 2002
81.378 year (2003)
Point in Time
: 2003
81.829 year (2004)
Point in Time
: 2004
81.629 year (2005)
Point in Time
: 2005
82.376 year (2006)
Point in Time
: 2006
Point in Time
: 2008
82.327 year (2007)
Point in Time
: 2007
82.776 year (2009)
Point in Time
: 2009
82.978 year (2010)
Point in Time
: 2010
83.422 year (2011)
Point in Time
: 2011
83.48 year (2012)
Point in Time
: 2012
83.832 year (2013)
Point in Time
: 2013
83.98 year (2014)
Point in Time
: 2014
84.278 year (2015)
Point in Time
: 2015
84.227 year (2016)
Point in Time
: 2016
85 year (2017)
Point in Time
: 2017
85 year (2018)
Point in Time
: 2018
85 year (2019)
Point in Time
: 2019

Part Of

People's Republic of China
East Asia

Top-Level Internet Domain

.hk

Shares Border With

Guangdong
Shenzhen
Zhuhai

Instance Of

Special Administrative Region of China
City
Big City
Metropolis
Global City
Dependent Territory
City-State
Customs Territory of China
Nationality for Sports

Highest Point

Tai Mo Shan
Elevation Above Sea Level
: 957 metre

Elevation Above Sea Level

7 metre

Short Name

HKSAR
HK
香港

Driving Side

Left

Located in Time Zone

UTC+08:00
 (1904 - )
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Hong Kong Time
Start Time
: 1904
Asia/Hong_Kong
Time in China

Contains the Administrative Territorial Entity

18 items
Islands District
Kwai Tsing District
North District
Sai Kung District
Sha Tin District
Tai Po District
Tsuen Wan District
Tuen Mun District
Yuen Long District
Kowloon City District
Kwun Tong District
Sham Shui Po District
Wong Tai Sin District
Yau Tsim Mong District
Central and Western District
Eastern District
Southern District
Wan Chai District

Telephone Country Code

+852

Flag

Flag of Hong Kong

Coordinate Location

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22.2783°N 114.1586°E

Language Used

English
Has Characteristic
:
First Language
Number of Speakers, Writers, or Signers
: 150,000
English
Has Characteristic
:
Second Language
Number of Speakers, Writers, or Signers
: 2,200,000
Cantonese
Standard Chinese
Yue Chinese
Hong Kong Sign Language
Mandarin

Flag Image

Image

Main Regulatory Text

Basic Law of Hong Kong

Native Label

香港

Described by Source

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24413388
Sytin Military Encyclopedia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q25375435
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24752819
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Hong-Kong
Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Hong-Kong
The New Student's Reference Work
Statement Is Subject Of
:
The New Student's Reference Work/Hong-Kong
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24402897

Significant Event

Sino-British Joint Declaration
Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Unicode Character

🇭🇰

Twinned Administrative Body

Dubai

Continent

Asia

Economy of Topic

Economy of Hong Kong

Demographics of Topic

Demographics of Hong Kong

Name in Kana

ホンコン

Nighttime View

Has List

List of Streets and Roads in Hong Kong

Different From

Hong Kong Island

Democracy Index

5.57 (2020)
Point in Time
: 2020
5.6 (2021)
Point in Time
: 2021
Ranking
: 85
Retrieved
: 2/12/2022

Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity

People's Republic of China
 (7/1/1997 - )
Start Time
: 7/1/1997
British Empire
 (1/26/1841 - 6/30/1997)
End Cause
:
Handover of Hong Kong
Start Time
: 1/26/1841
End Time
: 6/30/1997

Related Category

Category:Hong Kong-Related Lists
Unnamed
:bug: P4224

Panoramic View

Location Map

Hashtag

Hong_Kong
Language of Work or Name
:
English
香港
Language of Work or Name
:
Chinese
hong-kong

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Human Development Index

32 items
0.788 (1990)
Point in Time
: 1990
0.794 (1991)
Point in Time
: 1991
0.802 (1992)
Point in Time
: 1992
0.811 (1993)
Point in Time
: 1993
0.819 (1994)
Point in Time
: 1994
0.825 (1995)
Point in Time
: 1995
0.831 (1996)
Point in Time
: 1996
0.837 (1997)
Point in Time
: 1997
0.839 (1998)
Point in Time
: 1998
0.843 (1999)
Point in Time
: 1999
0.851 (2000)
Point in Time
: 2000
0.856 (2001)
Point in Time
: 2001
0.859 (2002)
Point in Time
: 2002
0.864 (2003)
Point in Time
: 2003
0.872 (2004)
Point in Time
: 2004
0.879 (2005)
Point in Time
: 2005
0.887 (2006)
Point in Time
: 2006
0.894 (2007)
Point in Time
: 2007
0.899 (2008)
Point in Time
: 2008
0.9 (2009)
Point in Time
: 2009
0.907 (2010)
Point in Time
: 2010
0.914 (2011)
Point in Time
: 2011
0.918 (2012)
Point in Time
: 2012
0.924 (2013)
Point in Time
: 2013
0.93 (2014)
Point in Time
: 2014
0.935 (2015)
Point in Time
: 2015
0.938 (2016)
Point in Time
: 2016
0.944 (2017)
Point in Time
: 2017
0.949 (2018)
Point in Time
: 2018
0.952 (2019)
Point in Time
: 2019
0.949 (2020)
Point in Time
: 2020
0.952 (2021)
Point in Time
: 2021

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Head of Government

John Lee
 (7/1/2022 - )
Start Time
: 7/1/2022
Carrie Lam
 (7/1/2017 - 6/30/2022)
Start Time
: 7/1/2017
End Time
: 6/30/2022
CY Leung
 (7/1/2012 - 6/30/2017)
Start Time
: 7/1/2012
End Time
: 6/30/2017
Donald Tsang
 (6/21/2005 - 6/30/2012)
Start Time
: 6/21/2005
End Time
: 6/30/2012
Tung Chee Hwa
 (7/1/1997 - 3/12/2005)
Start Time
: 7/1/1997
End Time
: 3/12/2005

Inequality-Adjusted Human Development Index

11 items
0.788 (2011)
Point in Time
: 2011
0.791 (2012)
Point in Time
: 2012
0.796 (2013)
Point in Time
: 2013
0.805 (2014)
Point in Time
: 2014
0.811 (2015)
Point in Time
: 2015
0.814 (2016)
Point in Time
: 2016
0.821 (2017)
Point in Time
: 2017
0.825 (2018)
Point in Time
: 2018
0.828 (2019)
Point in Time
: 2019
0.826 (2020)
Point in Time
: 2020
0.828 (2021)
Point in Time
: 2021

Culture

Culture of Hong Kong

Female Population

4,030,800 (2021)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2021

Male Population

3,382,300 (2021)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2021

Religion or Worldview

Buddhism
Taoism
Confucianism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Sikhism
Judaism

Present in Work

Civilization V
Subject Has Role
:
City-State

Population

15 items
3,129,648 (1961)
Point in Time
: 1961
3,936,630 (1971)
Point in Time
: 1971
4,402,990 (1976)
Point in Time
: 1976
5,109,812 (1981)
Point in Time
: 1981
5,495,488 (1986)
Point in Time
: 1986
5,674,114 (1991)
Point in Time
: 1991
6,412,937 (1996)
Point in Time
: 1996
6,708,389 (2001)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2001
6,864,346 (2006)
Point in Time
: 2006
7,071,576 (2011)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2011
7,234,800 (2014)
Point in Time
: 2014
7,336,585 (2016)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2016
7,409,800 (2017)
Point in Time
: 2017
7,500,700 (2019)
Point in Time
: 2019
7,413,070 (2021)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2021
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