香港 Hong Kong

香港 Hong Kong

HK
Population7,346,700
Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. Situated on China’s southern coast just south of Shenzhen, it consists of the eponymous island, the Kowloon Peninsula, and the New Territories, along with several smaller islands. With 7.5 million residents in a 1,114-square-kilometre (430 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing dynasty ceded Hong Kong Island in 1841–1842 as a consequence of losing the First Opium War. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 and was further extended when the United Kingdom obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898. Hong Kong was occupied by Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II. The territory was handed over from the United Kingdom to China in 1997. Hong Kong maintains separate governing and economic systems from that of mainland China under the principle of one country, two systems. Originally a sparsely populated area of farming and fishing villages, Hong Kong is now one of the world's most significant financial centres and commercial ports. Hong Kong is the world's third-ranked global financial centre behind New York City and London, ninth-largest exporter, and eighth-largest importer. Its currency, the Hong Kong dollar, is the ninth most traded currency in the world. Home to the second-highest number of billionaires of any city in the world, Hong Kong has the largest number of ultra high-net-worth individuals. Although the city has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, severe income inequality exists among the population. Despite being the city with the most skyscrapers in the world, housing in Hong Kong is consistently in high demand. Hong Kong is a highly developed territory and has a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.955, ranking eighth in the world and currently the only place in Asia to be in the top ten. The city has the highest life expectancy in the world, and a public transport usage exceeding 90 per cent.

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香港藝術館 Hong Kong Art Museum

香港藝術館 Hong Kong Art Museum

The Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA) is the first and main art museum of Hong Kong, located in Salisbury …

皇后像廣場 Statue Square

皇后像廣場 Statue Square

Statue Square (Chinese: 皇后像廣場; lit. "Empress' Statue Square") is a public pedestrian square in Central, Hong Kong. Built entirely on …

山頂纜車 Peak Tram

山頂纜車 Peak Tram

The Peak Tram is a funicular railway in Hong Kong, which carries both tourists and residents to the upper levels …

香港醫學博物館 Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences

香港醫學博物館 Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences

The Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences was established in 1996. It is in a renovated three-story Edwardian-style building, at …

金紫荊廣場 Golden Bauhinia Square

金紫荊廣場 Golden Bauhinia Square

The Golden Bauhinia Square (Chinese: 金紫荊廣場; Jyutping: gam1 zi2 ging1 gwong2 coeng4) is an open area in Wan Chai, Hong …

蘭桂坊 Lan Kwai Fong

蘭桂坊 Lan Kwai Fong

Lan Kwai Fong (Chinese: 蘭桂坊), often abbreviated as LKF, is a small square of streets in Central, Hong Kong. The …

龍脊 Dragon's Back

龍脊 Dragon's Back

The Dragon's Back (Chinese: 龍脊) is a mountain ridge in southeastern Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong that passes through Shek …

雷生春 Lui Seng Chun

雷生春 Lui Seng Chun

Lui Seng Chun is a Grade I Historic Building located at 119 Lai Chi Kok Road, in Mong Kok, Hong …

園圃街雀鳥花園 Yuen Po Street Bird Garden

園圃街雀鳥花園 Yuen Po Street Bird Garden

Yuen Po Street Bird Garden (Chinese: 園圃街雀鳥花園) is located in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong, directly west of Mong Kok …

M+

M+

M+ is an art museum located in the West Kowloon Cultural District of Hong Kong. It exhibits twentieth and twenty-first …

香港懲教博物館 Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum

香港懲教博物館 Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum

The Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum (Chinese: 香港懲教博物館) is a museum in Tung Tau Wan Road, Stanley, Hong Kong. It …

油麻地果欄 Yau Ma Tei Wholesale Fruit Market

油麻地果欄 Yau Ma Tei Wholesale Fruit Market

The Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market, officially Yau Ma Tei Wholesale Fruit Market, also simply known as the Fruit Market, …

羅屋民俗館 Law Uk Folk Museum

羅屋民俗館 Law Uk Folk Museum

Law Uk is a former Hakka village house in Chai Wan, Hong Kong. Named after the surname of the family …

饒宗頤文化館 Jao Tsung-I Academy

饒宗頤文化館 Jao Tsung-I Academy

衞生教育展覽及資料中心 Health Education Exhibition and Resource Centre

衞生教育展覽及資料中心 Health Education Exhibition and Resource Centre

The Health Education Exhibition and Resources Centre opened on 17 May 1997 in Kowloon Park, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. …

九龍公眾碼頭 Kowloon Public Pier

九龍公眾碼頭 Kowloon Public Pier

Kowloon Public Pier (Chinese: 九龍公眾碼頭) or Tsim Sha Tsui Public Pier (Chinese: 尖沙咀公眾碼頭) is a public pier in Tsim Sha …

1881 Heritage

1881 Heritage

The Former Marine Police Headquarters Compound, completed in 1884, is located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. From 1884 …

展城館 City Gallery

展城館 City Gallery

City Gallery is an exhibition centre about the planning and development of urban areas in Hong Kong. It is located …

香港視覺藝術中心 Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre

香港視覺藝術中心 Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre

The Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre is located in Hong Kong Park, at 7A Kennedy Road above Central, Hong Kong …

李鄭屋漢墓博物館 Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum

李鄭屋漢墓博物館 Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum

The Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum is a museum in Hong Kong which houses an ancient Chinese tomb. It …

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