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As of 2021, 8 out of Hong Kong's 15 points of entry or border crossings controlled by the Immigration Department are located on or cross the land border fence. [10] Entry and exit immigration clearance into Hong Kong by sea can be cleared at 4 ferry terminals:, [10] and the other 3 out of 15 immigration clearance points in Hong Kong are located at 2 railway stations and one at the Hong Kong ...
In the evening of 7 September 2023, a heavy rainstorm struck the city of Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta area, including parts of Guangdong, China and Macau. The record rainfall caused widespread flooding and landslides in the cities, four dead and dozens injured. [ 4][ 5]
Hong Kong 1 July march in 2011. On 1 July of each year since the 1997 handover, a march is led by the Civil Human Rights Front.It has become the annual platform for demanding universal suffrage, calling for observance and preservation civil liberties such as free speech, venting dissatisfaction with the Hong Kong Government or the Chief Executive, rallying against actions of the Pro-Beijing camp.
The area of Hong Kong is distinct from Mainland China, but is considered a part of "Greater China". Hong Kong has a total area of 1,108 km 2 (428 sq mi), of which 3.16% is water. 260 islands are dispersed around Hong Kong, the largest of which by area is Lantau Island, located southwest of the main peninsula
Hong Kong was relatively unscathed by the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak and had a flatter epidemic curve than most other places, which observers consider remarkable given its status as an international transport hub. Furthermore, its proximity to China and its millions of mainland visitors annually would make it vulnerable. [3]
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee will meet with mainland officials Thursday, as pressure mounts on the finance hub to reopen both its international and Chinese borders. Most Read ...
On 16 November 2002, [11] an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) began in China's Guangdong province, bordering Hong Kong. The first case of infection was traced to Foshan . [ 12 ] [ 13 ] This first outbreak affected people in the food industry, such as farmers, market vendors, and chefs.
Sovereignty and the status quo: the historical roots of China's Hong Kong policy (Westview Press, 1990). ISBN 9780367288099; Mark, Chi-kwan. "To 'educate' Deng Xiaoping in capitalism: Thatcher's visit to China and the future of Hong Kong in 1982". Cold War History Number 17 (December 2015): 1–20. Tang, James TH.