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• Hong Kong is located on China's south coast and is surrounded by the South China Sea to the south, east, and west.

• Fast Facts

  1. Country: China
  2. Established: August 29, 1842
  3. Sovereignty transferred to China: July 1, 1997
  4. Chief executive: Donald Tsang
  5. City population: 7,018,636 (July 2008 est.) Cia.gov: Hong Kong
  6. Language spoken: Cantonese, Other Chinese dialect, English, Putonghua GovHK: Hong Kong
  7. Currency: Hong Kong dollar Cia.gov: Hong Kong
  8. Country code: + 852 eCallChina: Hong Kong Country Code...
  9. Area code: 852 eCallChina: Hong Kong Country Code...
  10. Time zone: UTC/GMT +8 hours time and date.com: Current Local Time in Hong Kong
  11. Airport code: HKG Airwise: Hong Kong
  12. Climate: Subtropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall Cia.gov: Hong Kong

• Colonial City

  Hong Kong became a colony of the United Kingdom during the Treaty of Nanking in 1842. The transfer of authority over Hong Kong from the UK to The People's Republic of China (PRC), occurred on July 1, 1997.

• Culture

  Hong Kong's years as a Crown Colony of the United Kingdom solidified its position as a Global Trade|global center of trade. Even under Chinese rule, Hong Kong enjoys a high level of freedom over its own economy, politics, education, religion, and way of life. Hong Kong is a city that benefits from a smooth combination of traditions, values, and influences from different societies. It is often referred to as the prime example of East meets West.

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