Hong Kong
Guide to HONG KONG
HONG KONG which official name is Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China or Hong Kong, is a country from Asia located at the Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China. HONG KONG with 30 km sq km, limits with: 0; and HONG KONG's capital is Hong Kong which is the most populated city with about 0 inhabitants.
History of HONG KONG
HONG KONG's government is limited democracy; a Democracy with a Democracy government type,.
Other symbols of HONG KONG are Hong Kong flag.Hong Kong flag is composed by red with a stylized, white, five-petal bauhinia flower in the center .
HONG KONG's history is quite long: 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.
HONG KONGs geography
HONG KONG has an area of 1,092Km ,with a coastline of 733, this great area is composed by 1,042 sq km of land and 50 sq km of water. Hong Kong geography is known by it's hilly to mountainous land with steep slopes and lowlands in north . This makes Hong Kong's land specially proclive to occasional typhoons.
Guide to travel to HONG KONG
If you are thinking on traveling to HONG KONG, you will have to take in consideration some points like HONG KONG's currency, HONG KONG's weather, HONG KONG's national holiday and HONG KONG's transports.
The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. HONG KONG`s currency is called dollar ( HK$), which is divided in 100 cents. For your consideration, dollar's exchange rate is about 0 per dolar.7.7997276851.
HONG KONG's weather is characterized to be subtropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall. So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to HONG KONG.
You can also consider to visit HONG KONG on it's national holiday to get in HONG KONG's culture. If you do so, HONG KONG's national holiday is called National Day, 1 October.
Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of HONG KONG: Tai Mo Shan 958 m. And try also to get to HONG KONG's lowest point: South China Sea 0 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit HONG KONG's tallest structure: ( ).
Don't be afraid to take a flight to HONG KONG, with more than 3 airports and 1 airlines, you will get to HONG KONG without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. HONG KONG has about0 of railways, and also0 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.
Hong Kong Culture
HONG KONG is known by Hong Kongs as Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu or Xianggang in the shortened way. Hong Kong, about 6,980,412 people, are composed by different ethnics: Chinese 94.9%, Filipino 2.1%, other 3% (2001 census). And they also have different languages: Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Cantonese), English.
Another relevant point nowadays it's HONG KONG's religion. Hong Kongs are divided in eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%. So you can visit any of it's3 like The Cathedral of St Luke the Evangelist .
Videos of Hong Kong
See some viedos of Hong Kong's places and tourism before choosing your vacations destination.
