Definition von hong kong im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
a coastal administrative region in south-east China, formerly a British colony, currently a Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
seaport and world's major commercial center on the southeastern coast of China, formerly a Crown Colony leased by China to Britain in 1842 and returned in 1997 (comprised of the Kowloon peninsula and a number of islands including the island of Hong Kong)
an area on the south coast of China, consisting of Hong Kong Island, the Kowloon Peninsula, the New Territories and 235 outlying islands. Population: 6,720,000 (mid-2001). Hong Kong was a British colony from 1842 to 1997, when it became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China. Although it is part of China, it has its own government and financial system, and is an important financial and trade centre. Chinese Xianggang or Hsiang-kang Special administrative region of China (pop., 2002 est.: 6,785,000)
formerly a Crown Colony on the coast of southern China in Guangdong province; leased by China to Britain in 1842 and returned in 1997; one of the world's leading commercial centers