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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
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 – 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 ...
The 2023 Hong Kong District Council elections were held on 10 December 2023 for all 18 District Councils of Hong Kong, electing 264 of the 470 seats in the councils. [ 3] Under the new electoral system, 88 of the elected 264 seats were directly elected by 4.3 million voters, while 176 of them were indirectly elected among some 2,400 members of ...
The Frontier Closed Area ( Chinese: 邊境禁區 ), established by the Frontier Closed Area Order, 1951, [1] and 1984 [2] is a regulated border zone in Hong Kong that extended inwards from the border with Mainland China . Established to prevent illegal migrants and other illegal activities from Mainland China and elsewhere by land and sea, the ...
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.
Hong Kong is the fourth largest destination for India's exports, and is also a re-exporter of Indian goods to mainland China. Bilateral trade totaled $26 billion in 2017, India exported $15 billion worth of goods to Hong Kong, and imported $11 billion. The main commodities exported by India to Hong Kong are pearls, precious and semi-precious stones, leather, electrical equipment, cotton, fish ...