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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葛量洪號滅火輪展覽館 Fireboat Alexander Grantham Exhibition Gallery

葛量洪號滅火輪展覽館 Fireboat Alexander Grantham Exhibition Gallery

The Alexander Grantham was a fireboat operated by the Fire Services Department of Hong Kong. It was named after Governor …

東華三院文物館 Tung Wah Museum

東華三院文物館 Tung Wah Museum

Tung Wah Museum is a museum housed in the former Main Hall Building of Kwong Wah Hospital, located at 25 …

香港電影資料館 Hong Kong Film Archive

香港電影資料館 Hong Kong Film Archive

The Hong Kong Film Archive is a public film archive collects, preserves, and screens Hong Kong films and other related …

香港文物探知館 Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre

香港文物探知館 Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre

The Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre is a public cultural center located in the Kowloon Park, Haiphong Road, Tsim Sha …

香港抗戰及海防博物館 Hong Kong Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence

香港抗戰及海防博物館 Hong Kong Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence

The Hong Kong Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence is a public museum in Hong Kong, located …

警隊博物館 Police Museum

警隊博物館 Police Museum

The Police Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of policing in Hong Kong. The museum is housed in …

滙豐總行大廈 HSBC Main Building

滙豐總行大廈 HSBC Main Building

HSBC Main Building is a headquarters building of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, which is today a wholly owned …

一新美術館 Sun Museum

一新美術館 Sun Museum

The Sun Museum (Chinese: 一新美術館) is a non-profit, independent museum in Hong Kong, established by the Simon Suen Foundation (孫少文基金會). …

許士芬地質博物館 Stephen Hui Geological Museum

許士芬地質博物館 Stephen Hui Geological Museum

The Stephen Hui Geological Museum (Chinese: 許士芬地質博物館; pinyin: Xǔshìfēn Dìzhí Bówùguǎn) is the first and only geological museum in Hong …

諾士佛臺 Knutsford Terrace

諾士佛臺 Knutsford Terrace

Knutsford Terrace (Chinese: 諾士佛台) is a terrace street in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon in Hong Kong. It is famous for …

香港電車文化館 Hong Kong Trams Station

香港電車文化館 Hong Kong Trams Station

Hong Kong Trams Station (Chinese: 香港電車文化館) is a tram cafe and gift shop in Siu Sai Wan. It was formerly …

香港杜莎夫人蠟像館 Madame Tussauds Hong Kong

香港杜莎夫人蠟像館 Madame Tussauds Hong Kong

Madame Tussauds Hong Kong is a wax museum situated in the Peak Tower on Hong Kong Island. It opened in …

廟街 Temple Street

廟街 Temple Street

Temple Street (Chinese: 廟街) is a street located in the areas of Jordan and Yau Ma Tei in Kowloon, Hong …

幻彩詠香江 Symphony of Lights

幻彩詠香江 Symphony of Lights

A Symphony of Lights (Chinese: 幻彩詠香江) is a daily light and sound show across the Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. …

Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade

Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade

大浪灣石刻 Big Wave Bay Rock Carving

大浪灣石刻 Big Wave Bay Rock Carving

怡和午砲 Noonday Gun

怡和午砲 Noonday Gun

The Noonday Gun (Chinese: 午炮) is a former naval artillery piece mounted on a small enclosed site near the Causeway …

香港大學美術博物館 University Museum & Art Gallery

香港大學美術博物館 University Museum & Art Gallery

The University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG) is located at 90 Bonham Road, next to the University of Hong Kong's …

山頂 The Peak

山頂 The Peak

The Peak Terminus (Chinese: 山頂總站; Jyutping: saan1 deng2 zung2 zaam6) is the upper terminus of the Peak Tram funicular railway …

香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) is one of the two major convention and exhibition venues in Hong …

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