Outline of Hong Kong

The Regional Flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region		The Regional Emblem of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

The location of Hong Kong

An enlargeable political map of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

See also: Index of Hong Kong-related articles

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region^[1][2] of the People's Republic of China is one of two special administrative regions of China, the other being Macau.

The territory lies on the eastern side of the Pearl River Delta, bordering Guangdong province in the north and facing the South China Sea in the east, west and south. Beginning as a trading port in the 19th century, Hong Kong has developed into one of the world's leading financial centres.

Hong Kong was a Crown colony of the United Kingdom from 1842 to 1981 and was a British dependent territory from 1981 until the transfer of its sovereignty to the People's Republic of China in 1997. The Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Basic Law of Hong Kong stipulate that Hong Kong operate with a high degree of autonomy until at least 2047, fifty years after the transfer.

Under the “one country, two systems” policy, the Central People's Government is responsible for the territory's defence and foreign affairs, while the Government of Hong Kong is responsible for its own legal system, police force, monetary system, customs policy, immigration policy, and delegates to international organisations and events.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Hong Kong:

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Hong Kong

• Pronunciation: /ˈhɒŋkɒŋ/
• Common English country name: Hong Kong
• Official English country name: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectives: Hong Kong, Hongkongese
• Demonym(s): Hongkonger, Hongkongese
• Etymology: Name of Hong Kong
• International rankings of Hong Kong
• ISO country codes: HK, HKG, 344
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:HK
• Internet country code top-level domain: .hk

Geography of Hong Kong

Main article: Geography of Hong Kong

• Hong Kong is: a Chinese special administrative region
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
    • Asia
      • East Asia
        • Pearl River Delta
  • Time zone: Hong Kong Time (UTC+08)
  • Extreme points of Hong Kong
    • High: Tai Mo Shan 958 m (3,143 ft)
    • Low: South China Sea 0 m
• Population of Hong Kong: 6,985,260 (June 30, 2008) - —the most populous country
• Area of Hong Kong: 1,104 km²
• Atlas of Hong Kong

Environment of Hong Kong

An enlargeable false colour satellite image of Hong Kong

Main article: Environment of Hong Kong

• Climate of Hong Kong
• Ecoregions in Hong Kong
• Renewable energy in Hong Kong
• Geology of Hong Kong
• Protected areas of Hong Kong
  • Biosphere reserves in Hong Kong
  • National parks of Hong Kong
• Wildlife of Hong Kong
  • Flora of Hong Kong
  • Fauna of Hong Kong
    • Birds of Hong Kong
    • Mammals of Hong Kong

Natural geographic features of Hong Kong

Main article: Landforms of Hong Kong

• Glaciers of Hong Kong
• Islands of Hong Kong
• Lakes of Hong Kong
• Mountains of Hong Kong
  • Volcanoes in Hong Kong
• Rivers of Hong Kong
  • Waterfalls of Hong Kong
• Valleys of Hong Kong
• World Heritage Sites in Hong Kong: None

Regions of Hong Kong

Main article: Regions of Hong Kong

Ecoregions of Hong Kong

Main article: Ecoregions in Hong Kong

Administrative divisions of Hong Kong

Main article: Administrative divisions of Hong Kong

• Districts of Hong Kong

Districts of Hong Kong

Main article: Districts of Hong Kong

Municipalities of Hong Kong

• Capital of Hong Kong: Hong Kong Central
• Cities of Hong Kong

Demography of Hong Kong

Main article: Demographics of Hong Kong

Government and politics of Hong Kong

Main article: Government of Hong Kong and Politics of Hong Kong

• Form of government:
• Capital of Hong Kong: Hong Kong Central

• Elections in Hong Kong

• Political parties in Hong Kong
• Political scandals of Hong Kong
• Taxation in Hong Kong
• Transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong handover ceremony

Branches of the government of Hong Kong

Main article: Government of Hong Kong

Executive branch of the government of Hong Kong

• Head of state and Head of government: Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Donald Tsang
• Cabinet of Hong Kong
  • Government departments and agencies in Hong Kong
    • Department of Health
    • Department of Justice
    • Immigration Department
    • Customs and Excise Department
    • Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
    • Leisure and Cultural Services Department
    • Housing Department
    • More...

Legislative branch of the government of Hong Kong

• Legislative Council (unicameral)
  • President of the Legislative Council (Speaker): Jasper Tsang

Judicial branch of the government of Hong Kong

Main article: Judiciary of Hong Kong

• Department of Justice

• Court of Final Appeal
• High Court
  • Court of Appeal
  • Court of First Instance
• District Court
• Magistrates' court

Foreign relations of Hong Kong

Main article: Foreign relations of Hong Kong

• Diplomatic missions in Hong Kong
• Diplomatic missions of Hong Kong

International organization membership

Main article: International organization membership of Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a member of:^[1]

Asian Development Bank (ADB) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Bank for International Settlements (BIS) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) (associate) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) (associate) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Hong Kong

Main article: Law of Hong Kong

December 2005 protest for democracy in Hong Kong.

• Hong Kong Basic Law
  • Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23
  • Hong Kong Basic Law Article 45
  • Hong Kong Basic Law Article 46
  • Hong Kong Basic Law Article 69
  • Hong Kong Basic Law Annex Two
• Hong Kong trade mark law
• Hong Kong copyright law
• Legislation of the Provisional Government of Hong Kong
• Alcohol laws of Hong Kong
• Capital punishment in Hong Kong
• Constitution of Hong Kong
• Crime in Hong Kong
  • Organized crime in Hong Kong
  • Prostitution in Hong Kong
  • Human trafficking in Hong Kong
• Human rights in Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor
  • Hong Kong 1 July marches
  • December 2005 protest for democracy in Hong Kong
  • Internet censorship in Hong Kong
  • LGBT rights in Hong Kong
  • Freedom of religion in Hong Kong
• Law enforcement in Hong Kong
  • Department of Justice
  • Hong Kong Police Force
    • Commissioner of Police: Tang King Shing

Military of Hong Kong

Main article: Military of Hong Kong

• Command
  • Commander of the People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison

• Forces
  • People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison
• Military history of Hong Kong
• Military ranks of Hong Kong

Local government in Hong Kong

Main article: Districts of Hong Kong

• District Councils of Hong Kong

18 districts of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

District	Population (2006 est.)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
Hong Kong (全港)	6,864,346	1080.18	6,352
Hong Kong Island (香港島)	1,268,112	79.68	15,915
Central and Western (中西區)	250,064	12.44	20,102
Wan Chai (灣仔)	155,196	9.83	15,788
Eastern (東區)	587,690	18.56	31,664
Southern (南區)	275,162	38.85	7,083
Kowloon (九龍)	2,019,533	46.93	43,033
Yau Tsim Mong (油尖旺)	280,548	6.99	40,136
Sham Shui Po (深水埗)	365,540	9.35	39,095
Kowloon City (九龍城)	362,501	10.02	36,178
Wong Tai Sin (黃大仙)	423,521	9.30	45,540
Kwun Tong (觀塘)	587,423	11.27	52,123
New Territories (新界)	3,573,635	953.48	3,748
Kwai Tsing (葵青)	523,300	23.34	22,421
Tsuen Wan (荃灣)	288,728	61.71	4,679
Tuen Mun (屯門)	502,035	82.89	6,057
Yuen Long (元朗)	534,192	138.46	3,858
North (北區)	280,730	136.61	2,055
Tai Po (大埔)	293,542	136.15	2,156
Sha Tin (沙田)	607,544	68.71	8,842
Sai Kung (西貢)	406,442	129.65	3,135
Islands (離島)	137,122	175.12	783

History of Hong Kong

Main article: History of Hong Kong, Timeline of the history of Hong Kong, and Current events of Hong Kong

• Economic history of Hong Kong
• Military history of Hong Kong

Culture of Hong Kong

Main article: Culture of Hong Kong

• Architecture of Hong Kong
• Cuisine of Hong Kong
• Ethnic minorities in Hong Kong
• Festivals in Hong Kong
• Humor in Hong Kong
• Languages of Hong Kong
• Media in Hong Kong
• National symbols of Hong Kong
  • Coat of arms of Hong Kong
  • Flag of Hong Kong
  • National anthem of Hong Kong
• People of Hong Kong
• Prostitution in Hong Kong
• Public holidays in Hong Kong
• Records of Hong Kong
• Religion in Hong Kong
  • Buddhism in Hong Kong
  • Christianity in Hong Kong
  • Hinduism in Hong Kong
  • Islam in Hong Kong
  • Judaism in Hong Kong
  • Sikhism in Hong Kong
• World Heritage Sites in Hong Kong: None

Art in Hong Kong

• Art in Hong Kong
• Cinema of Hong Kong
• Literature of Hong Kong
• Music of Hong Kong
• Television in Hong Kong
• Theatre in Hong Kong

Sports in Hong Kong

Main article: Sports in Hong Kong

• Football in Hong Kong

Economy and infrastructure of Hong Kong

Main article: Economy of Hong Kong

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 36th (thirty-sixth)

• Agriculture in Hong Kong
• Banking in Hong Kong
  • National Bank of Hong Kong
• Communications in Hong Kong
  • Internet in Hong Kong
• Companies of Hong Kong
• Currency of Hong Kong: Dollar
  • ISO 4217: HKD
• Economic history of Hong Kong
• Energy in Hong Kong
  • Energy policy of Hong Kong
  • Oil industry in Hong Kong
• Health care in Hong Kong
• Mining in Hong Kong
• Hong Kong Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Hong Kong
• Transport in Hong Kong
  • Airports in Hong Kong
  • Rail transport in Hong Kong
  • Roads in Hong Kong
• Water supply and sanitation in Hong Kong

Education in Hong Kong

Main article: Education in Hong Kong

Health in Hong Kong

Main article: Health in Hong Kong

See also

	Hong Kong portal
	People's Republic of China portal
	China portal
	Asia portal

Main article: Hong Kong

• Index of Hong Kong-related articles
• List of Hong Kong-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of China
• Outline of geography
• Place names of Hong Kong

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Hong Kong". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
2. ^ The name is often written as Hongkong in older English texts. The Hong Kong Government officially adopted the current form on 3 September 1926 (Hongkong Government Gazette, Notification 479, 3 September 1926). While the names of most cities in the People's Republic of China are romanised into English using pinyin, the official English name is Hong Kong rather than Xianggang.

Hong Kong Travel

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Hong Kong

Government

• GovHK - Official government site
• Hong Kong Government - Census and Statistics Department
• Hong Kong Government - Fact Sheets
• Hong Kong Legislative Council - Official site of the legislative body
• DiscoverHongKong - Official site of the Hong Kong Tourism Board

General reference

• Hong Kong entry at The World Factbook
• Encyclopædia Britannica entry on Hong Kong

Miscellanea

• Hong Kong travel guide from Wikitravel
• Flickr: Photos tagged with "HongKong"
• Outline of Hong Kong at the Open Directory Project
• Wikimedia Atlas of Hong Kong
• WikiSatellite view of Hong Kong at WikiMapia