View over Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of the two Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of People's Republic of China (PRC), the other being Macau. A city-state located on the southeast coast of China and closed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, is famous for its natural harbor deep and broad view. With an area of ​​1,104 km2 (426 square miles) and a population of seven million people, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places on earth. Hong Kong's population is 95 percent ethnic Chinese and 5 percent other groups. Most Hong Kong are mainly Han Chinese city of Guangzhou and Taishan in Guangdong province near.

Hong Kong became a colony of the British Empire after the First Opium War (1839-1842). Initially limited to Hong Kong Island, the limits of the colony was extended to the stages of the Kowloon peninsula in 1860 and the New Territories in 1898. It was occupied by Japan during the Pacific War, after the British regained control until 1997, when China resumed sovereignty. The area is married with minimal government intervention in the spirit of non-intervention during the colonial era. The time great influence on the current culture of Hong Kong, often described as "East meets West", and the education system, which follows the system remotely in England until reforms in 2009.

According to the principle of "one country, two systems", Hong Kong has a different political system in mainland China. Independence of the judiciary in Hong Kong of their duties under common law. Basic Law of Hong Kong, its founding document, that Hong Kong is a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except external affairs, military defense, regulates the political system. Although it is a fragile multi-party system, a small group of voters in half of the display of the legislature. 800 people, as the Election Commission elects the Director General of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.

As one of the world's international leaders, the financial centers of Hong Kong has a service economy characterized by large capitalists low taxation and free trade and currency, the Hong Kong dollar, the currency is exchanged in the ninth world . Lack of space makes the demand for denser construction, which the city developed into a center of modern architecture and the vertical city in the world. The dense space has also led to a highly developed transportation network faster than the public transportation that travels 90 percent, the highest in the world. Hong Kong has many top international rankings in several respects. For example, economic freedom, economic competitiveness and financial quality of life, the perception of corruption, human development index, etc. are all very good rankings.