Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is located in the east of the Asian Continent, with a population of 7,089,705,
making it the 99th largest national population, though it is a special administrative region of China. Its capital and largest city
is Hong Kong with a total population of 7,089,705. It encompasses 1,099 square kilometers of total area, which would
make it the 182nd largest country in total area; however, it is counted as part of China which encompasses 6,480,410
square kilometers, making it the 3rd or 4th (disputed) largest country in total area. It shares boundaries with China and the
South China Sea.
President of China Hu Jintao is recognized as the Chief of State and achieves that status through election by the National
Assembly and holds that position for five years with no term limits. Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen is recognized
as the Head of Government and achieves that status through electoral college and holds that position five years. Its form of
government is a special administrative region of China, and they celebrate the creation of their constitution in March 1990.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are Chinese, other Chinese dialects, English and other. It counts among its
major religions an eclectic mixture of local religions and Christian. As sources of mass communication it has 5 AM, 9 FM
and 55 Television stations.
Major geographical features are Tai Mo Shan, its highest point at 958 meters and South China Sea, its lowest point at 0
meters. Its principal waterway is the South China Sea, which measures 733 kilometers of coastline.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are textiles, clothing, tourism, banking,
shipping, electronics, plastics, toys, watches and clocks. Its official currency is the Hong Kong Dollar.
Here’s something you may not know about Hong Kong. Hong Kong has over 200 islands.
making it the 99th largest national population, though it is a special administrative region of China. Its capital and largest city
is Hong Kong with a total population of 7,089,705. It encompasses 1,099 square kilometers of total area, which would
make it the 182nd largest country in total area; however, it is counted as part of China which encompasses 6,480,410
square kilometers, making it the 3rd or 4th (disputed) largest country in total area. It shares boundaries with China and the
South China Sea.
President of China Hu Jintao is recognized as the Chief of State and achieves that status through election by the National
Assembly and holds that position for five years with no term limits. Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen is recognized
as the Head of Government and achieves that status through electoral college and holds that position five years. Its form of
government is a special administrative region of China, and they celebrate the creation of their constitution in March 1990.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are Chinese, other Chinese dialects, English and other. It counts among its
major religions an eclectic mixture of local religions and Christian. As sources of mass communication it has 5 AM, 9 FM
and 55 Television stations.
Major geographical features are Tai Mo Shan, its highest point at 958 meters and South China Sea, its lowest point at 0
meters. Its principal waterway is the South China Sea, which measures 733 kilometers of coastline.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are textiles, clothing, tourism, banking,
shipping, electronics, plastics, toys, watches and clocks. Its official currency is the Hong Kong Dollar.
Here’s something you may not know about Hong Kong. Hong Kong has over 200 islands.
| Cheung Chau Island |
| Hong Kong- the capital and largest city |
| Wonton noodles- a mainstay of the Hong Kong diet |
| Lamma Island |
| Mirs Bay |
| Peng Chau Island |
| Stanley on Hong Kong Island |
| Sunset on the South China Sea- Hong Kong's lowest point and waterway |
| Part of Po Toi Islands |
Hong Kong is one places I have been wanting to study since I first heard of Asia and Japan and Indonesia
and now I want to visit so bad that I am itching to hear dad say that we are going there. I really, truly don't
know what I am going to do there but I do know I want to meet my cousin Rachel Warlick and I hope we go
THIS year, 2007 BCE. You should visit because it is a chance to meet new people while having adventures
of a lifetime.
and now I want to visit so bad that I am itching to hear dad say that we are going there. I really, truly don't
know what I am going to do there but I do know I want to meet my cousin Rachel Warlick and I hope we go
THIS year, 2007 BCE. You should visit because it is a chance to meet new people while having adventures
of a lifetime.
5 Suitcases = Let's Go Now!
4 Suitcases = Put This One On the List
3 Suitcases = May Be Worth Checking Out
2 Suitcases = So Many Other Places To See
1 Suitcase = Well, I'll Go If I Have To
4 Suitcases = Put This One On the List
3 Suitcases = May Be Worth Checking Out
2 Suitcases = So Many Other Places To See
1 Suitcase = Well, I'll Go If I Have To
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| Tai o on Lantau Island on the south China Sea- Hong Kong's lowest point |
| View from Tai Mo Shan |
HONG KONG
Updated 12/09/10
Updated 12/09/10
| Adult Prevalence Rate: People Living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS Deaths: |
0.1% (2003 est.)
2,600
less then 200
2,600
less then 200
| Beautiful Repulse Bay on south Hong Kong island |
| Looking up a skyscraper in Discovery Bay |
| My cousin Rachel Warlick and some Hong Kong kids |
| My cousin Rachel Warlick- a missionary in Hong Kong |
| One of the temples in the village where Rachel lives |
| Rachel's village in Hong Kong |
| Tai Mo Shan- Hong Kong's highest point |
| Fan Lau on Lantau Island- Hong Kong's westernmost point |
| Palm Cliff on Po Toi Island- Hong Kong's southernmost point |
| Tap Mun Island- Hong Kong's easternmost point |
| Wanchai and Kowloon districts of Hong Kong |
| Wong Shek Park on the Sai Kung Peninsula |
| Peng Chau Island in Tai Pang Wan (Mirs Bay)- Hong Kong's northernmost point |
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