Although the vast majority of the population is ethnically Chinese, Hong Kong has developed a distinct identity. The territory diverged from the mainland through its long period of colonial administration and a different pace of economic, social, and cultural development.

2025年2月7日 · Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China, located to the east of the Pearl River estuary on the south coast of China. Hong Kong was a British territory for decades until it rejoined China in 1997. It is a vibrant cultural and financial center.

Hongkong liegt an der Mündung des Perlflusses in das südchinesische Meer. Das Gebiet Hongkongs erstreckt sich über eine sehr unregelmäßig geformte Halbinsel sowie 263 Inseln, von denen die wichtigsten Lantau Island (147,2 km²), Hong Kong Island (78,6 km²), Chek Lap Kok (14,6 km²), Lamma Island (13,9 km²), Tsing Yi (10,7 km²), Cheung Chau (2,4 km²) und Peng …

2024年3月19日 · Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People’s Republic of China that has, until recently, largely been free to manage its own affairs based on “one country, two systems,” a ...

香港（英語： Hong Kong ；縮寫： HK ／ HKG ），全稱香港特別行政區 [19] （英語： Hong Kong Special Administrative Region [20] ；縮寫： HKSAR [21] 或 Hong Kong SAR ），簡稱「港」，雅稱「香江」，是中華人民共和國兩個特别行政區之一，亦是珠江三角洲、粵港澳大灣區、大 …

2024年8月21日 · The official languages of Hong Kong are Chinese (Cantonese) and English, not Mandarin. While the use of Mandarin has been growing, Hong Kongers don't speak the language for the most part. Hong Kong's economy is characterized by low tax rates, free trade, and less government interference.

2025年1月7日 · The former British colony became a special administrative region of China in 1997, when Britain's 99-year lease of the New Territories, north of Hong Kong island, expired.

English and Chinese are Hong Kong's two official languages. The Cantonese dialect is the most commonly spoken language in the territory, though English is the language of the business and service industries; hotel employees, many urban Hong Kong residents, most young people and shop and service personnel understand and speak it to some degree.

2023年12月6日 · Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People's Republic of China on 1 July 1997.

2025年1月29日 · When the Sino-Japanese War broke out in 1937, Hong Kong was once more a refuge, with thousands of Chinese fleeing to it before the advancing Japanese. With the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939, the position of the colony became more precarious, as it was now a target; the Japanese attacked and occupied Hong Kong in December 1941.