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Hong Kong Local Reference INFOrmation

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Hong Kong - Facts & Figures

The core information on the people and their history, geography, politics, military, economy and statistics everyone needs to know about Hong Kong, supplied by the CIA.

Contents:
Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues

Introduction:

Background:

Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China on 1 July 1997. In this agreement, China has promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system will not be imposed on Hong Kong and that Hong Kong will enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the next 50 years.

This information comes from the CIA World Factbook February 2009.

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