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'''Hong Kong''' is a [[Special Administrative Region]] of [[China]], situated at the mouth of the [[Pearl River]]. Formerly a British colony, it sits opposite the former Portuguese possession of [[Macau]]. It consists of Hong Kong island, Lamma, Lantau and various smaller islands, and [[Kowloon]] and the [[New Territories]] on the Chinese mainland. The name Hong Kong means ''fragrant harbor''.
'''Hong Kong''' is a [[Special Administrative Region]] of [[China]], situated at the mouth of the Pearl River. Formerly a British colony, it sits opposite the former Portuguese possession of [[Macau]]. It consists of Hong Kong island, Lamma, Lantau and various smaller islands, and Kowloon and the New Territories on the Chinese mainland. The name Hong Kong means ''fragrant harbor''.
From 1841-1997, it was a British colony and the main trading base for the [[British Empire]] in Asia. Despite being handed back to China in 1997, it has remained autonomy under "one country, two systems" and being an SAR status. There is a free press but no democracy and no real elections; all major government decisions are made by the government of China.
From 1841-1997, it was a British colony and the main trading base for the [[British Empire]] in Asia. Despite being handed back to China in 1997, it has remained autonomy under "one country, two systems" and being an SAR status. There is a free press but no democracy and no real elections; all major government decisions are made by the government of China.