Eastern Asia, bordering the
South China Sea and China
Lowest Point: South China Sea
0 m
Highest Point: Tai Mo Shan
958 m
Capital: Chinese
(Cantonese), English; both are
official
Religion: eclectic mixture
of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
Languages Spoken:
Chinese
(Cantonese), English; both are
official
See also: Languages
spoken in Asia, Languages of the
world
Introduction - Brief History
Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong
Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands
were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by
China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region (SAR) of China on 1 July 1997. In this agreement,
China has promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula,
China's socialist economic system will not be imposed on Hong Kong and
that Hong Kong will enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except
foreign and defense affairs for the next 50 years. |
Hong Kong
