Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Chinese: 香港特別行政區), is a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and was a British Crown colony until 1997. Consisting of a peninsula and 236 islands on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, Hong Kong has developed into one of the world's top financial centres, and is China's sole international financial...
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Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Chinese: 香港特別行政區), is a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and was a British Crown colony until 1997. Consisting of a peninsula and 236 islands on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, Hong Kong has developed into one of the world's top financial centres, and is China's sole international financial centre with a highly developed capitalist economy. It has a "high degree of autonomy" in all areas except foreign affairs and defence. Renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour (the name means "fragrant harbour" in English), its identity as a cosmopolitan centre where east meets west is reflected in its cuisine, cinema, music and traditions.
Starting out as a fishing village on Hong Kong Island in the late Paleolithic and early Neolithic period, Hong Kong progressed through being a salt production site and trading ground...
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