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Official Name of Hong Kong: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Government type in Hong Kong: limited democracy
Capital of Hong Kong: special administrative region of China
Primary Language in Hong Kong: Chinese, English
Currency in Hong Kong: Hong Kong dollar

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. More than 200 islands.

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» Cheung Chau
» Discovery Bay
» Fanling-Sheung Shui
» Kennedy
» Kowloon
» Lei Yue Mun
» Ma Wan
» Mui Wo (Silvermine Bay)
» North Lantau

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