Outline of Hong Kong

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Hong Kong:

Hong Kong – one of two special administrative regions of China, the other being Macau. The territory lies on the eastern side of the Pearl River Delta, bordering Guangdong province in the north and facing the South China Sea in the east, west and south. Beginning as a trading port in the 19th century, Hong Kong has developed into one of the world's leading financial centres.

Hong Kong was a Crown colony of the United Kingdom from 1842 to 1981 and was a British dependent territory from 1981 until the transfer of its sovereignty to the People's Republic of China in 1997. The Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Basic Law of Hong Kong stipulate that Hong Kong operate with a high degree of autonomy until at least 2047, fifty years after the transfer.

Under the “one country, two systems” policy, the Central People's Government is responsible for the territory's defence and foreign affairs, while the Government of Hong Kong is responsible for its own legal system, police force, monetary system, customs policy, immigration policy, and delegates to international organisations and events.

District	Population (2021)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
Hong Kong (全港)	7 413 070	1080.18	6 801
Hong Kong Island (香港島)	1 195 529	79.68	14 957
Central and Western (中西區)	235 953	12.44	18 808
Wan Chai (灣仔)	166 695	9.83	15 791
Eastern (東區)	529 603	18.56	29 440
Southern (南區)	263 278	38.85	6 779
Kowloon (九龍)	2 232 339	46.93	47 557
Yau Tsim Mong (油尖旺)	310 647	6.99	44 458
Sham Shui Po (深水埗)	431 090	9.35	46 067
Kowloon City (九龍城)	410 634	10.02	40 994
Wong Tai Sin (黃大仙)	406 802	9.30	43 730
Kwun Tong (觀塘)	673 166	11.27	59 704
New Territories (新界)	3 984 077	953.48	4 137
Kwai Tsing (葵青)	495 798	23.34	21 246
Tsuen Wan (荃灣)	320 094	61.71	5 168
Tuen Mun (屯門)	506 879	82.89	5 908
Yuen Long (元朗)	668 080	138.46	4 825
North (北區)	309 631	136.61	2 269
Tai Po (大埔)	316 470	136.15	2 325
Sha Tin (沙田)	692 806	68.71	10 082
Sai Kung (西貢)	489 037	129.65	3 771
Islands (離島)	185 282	175.12	1 021

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