Hong Kong
geographical name
\ ˈhäŋ-ˌkäŋ
, -ˈkäŋ; ˈhȯŋ-ˌkȯŋ, -ˈkȯŋ\
, -ˈkäŋ; ˈhȯŋ-ˌkȯŋ, -ˈkȯŋ\
variants:
or Chinese Xianggang
or Hsiang Kang \ ˈshyäŋ-ˌgäŋ
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Definition of Hong Kong
special administrative region of China on the southeast coast east of the mouth of the Zhu River where it empties into the South China Sea; includes
Hong Kong Island (area 29 square miles, or 75 square kilometers)
, Jiulong Peninsula, the New Territories, and nearby islands; formerly a British crown colony with Victoria as its capital area 424 square miles (1098 square kilometers), population 7,071,576