Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. Situated on China's southern coast just south of Shenzhen, it consists of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories. With 7.5 million residents in a 1,114-square-kilometre (430 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is the fourth-most densely populated region in the world.
- Country
- People's Republic of China, British Empire
- Inception
- July 1, 1997, January 26, 1841
- Website
- http://www.gov.hk
