'''Hong Kong''' ([[Traditional Chinese]] and [[Simplified Chinese]]: 香港; [[Hanyu Pinyin]]: Xiānggǎng; [[Jyutping]]: Hoeng<sup>1</sup> Gong<sup>2</sup>) is a [[Special Administrative Region]] of [[China]], situated at the mouth of the [[Pearl River]] in southern China, opposite the former Portuguese possession of [[Macau]]. It consists of Hong Kong, Lamma, Lantau and various smaller islands, and [[Kowloon]] and the [[New Territories]] on the Chinese mainland. The name Hong Kong means ''fragrant harbour''. | '''Hong Kong''' ([[Traditional Chinese]] and [[Simplified Chinese]]: 香港; [[Hanyu Pinyin]]: Xiānggǎng; [[Jyutping]]: Hoeng<sup>1</sup> Gong<sup>2</sup>) is a [[Special Administrative Region]] of [[China]], situated at the mouth of the [[Pearl River]] in southern China, opposite the former Portuguese possession of [[Macau]]. It consists of Hong Kong, Lamma, Lantau and various smaller islands, and [[Kowloon]] and the [[New Territories]] on the Chinese mainland. The name Hong Kong means ''fragrant harbour''. |