91.6% Chinese 2.7% Filipino 1.9% Indonesian 0.8% White 0.6% Indian 0.4% Nepalese 2% other[6]
Demonym(s)
Hongkonger Hongkongese
Government
Devolved executive-led government within a unitary one-party state[7]
• Chief Executive
John Lee
• Chief Secretary
Eric Chan
• Council President
Andrew Leung
• Chief Justice
Andrew Cheung
Legislature
Legislative Council
National representation
• National People's Congress
36 deputies
• Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
203 delegates[8]
Area
• Total
2,754.97[9] km2 (1,063.70 sq mi) (168th)
• Water (%)
59.70% (1,640.62 km2; 633.45 sq mi)[9]
• Land
1,114.35 km2 (430.25 sq mi)[9]
Highest elevation
(Tai Mo Shan)
957 m (3,140 ft)
Lowest elevation
(South China Sea)
0 m (0 ft)
Population
• 2023 estimate
7,498,100[10]
• 2021 census
7,413,070[11]
• Density
6,801[12]/km2 (17,614.5/sq mi) (4th)
GDP (PPP)
2023 estimate
• Total
$548.999 billion[13] (45th)
• Per capita
$72,861[13] (13th)
GDP (nominal)
2023 estimate
• Total
$385.546 billion[13] (40th)
• Per capita
$51,168[13] (21st)
Gini (2016)
53.9[14] high
HDI (2022)
0.956[15] very high · 4th
Currency
Hong Kong dollar (HK$) (HKD)
Time zone
UTC+08:00 (HKT)
Date format
dd/mm/yyyy yyyy年mm月dd日
Mains electricity
220 V–50 Hz
Driving side
left[c]
Calling code
+852
ISO 3166 code
HK
CN-HK
Internet TLD
.hk
.香港
Number plate prefixes
None for local vehicles, 粤Z for cross-boundary vehicles
Hong Kong[d] is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. With 7.4 million residents of various nationalities[e] in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated territories 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.[f]
Originally a sparsely populated area of farming and fishing villages,[18][19] the territory is now one of the world's most significant financial centres and commercial ports. Hong Kong is the world's fourth-ranked global financial centre, 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 seventh-highest number of billionaires of any city in the world, Hong Kong has the largest number of ultra high-net-worth individuals.[20] Although the city has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, severe income inequality exists among the population. Despite having the largest number of skyscrapers of any city in the world, housing in Hong Kong has been well-documented to experience a chronic persistent shortage.
Hong Kong is a highly developed territory and has a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.956, ranking fourth in the world. The city has one of the highest life expectancies in the world, and a public transport rate exceeding 90 per cent.
^Leung 2016.
^Official Languages Ordinance.
^Population By-Census 2021, pp. 31, 51–52
^Legislative Council Disclaimer and Copyright Notice
^Use of Chinese in Court Proceedings 2011
^Population By-Census 2021, p. 46.
^"China (People's Republic of) 1982 (rev. 2004)". Constitute project. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
^Cheung 2017.
^ abc"Survey and Mapping Office – Circulars and Publications". Survey and Mapping Office. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
^"Mid-year population for 2023" (Press release). Census and Statistics Department. 15 August 2023. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
^"Key statistics of the 2021 and 2011 Population Census" (PDF). census2021.gov.hk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
^"Main Tables – 2021 Population Census". census2021.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
^ abcd"World Economic Outlook Database, October 2023 Edition. (HK)". IMF.org. International Monetary Fund. 10 October 2023. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^Household Income Distribution 2016, p. 7
^"Human Development Report 2023/2024" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 13 March 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
^Technical Legislative Amendments on Traffic Arrangements for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge 2017
^Basic Law Chapter III Article 24.
^Carroll 2007, pp. 15–21.
^Ren 2010, p. 221.
^Kirschner, Kylie (10 September 2023). "The top 10 cities around the world with the most ultra-wealthy people". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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