Hong Kong geographical location

Hong Kong’s geographical location: Hong Kong is located in southern China, east of the Pearl River Estuary, facing Macau, China across the sea to the west, adjacent to Shenzhen City to the north, and Zhuhai City’s Wanshan Islands to the south.

The geographical coordinates of Hong Kong are 114°15′ east longitude and 22°15′ north latitude. It is located in southern China, east of the Pearl River Estuary, facing Macau, China across the sea to the west, adjacent to Shenzhen City in the north and south Wanshan Islands in Zhuhai City, about 200 kilometers away from Guangzhou City.

The regional scope includes Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, the New Territories and the surrounding 262 islands. The total land area is 1106.3 square kilometers, including 80.7 square kilometers of Hong Kong Island, 46.9 square kilometers of Kowloon, and 978.7 square kilometers of the New Territories. The sea area is 1648.7 square kilometers.

The history of Hong Kong

Hong Kong has clearly become the territory of the Central Plains since the Qin Dynasty (the Central Plains refers to the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River centered on central Shaanxi and western Henan) until the defeat of the Qing Dynasty in the mid-19th century. Later, the territory was ceded and leased to Britain in batches to become a colony, and Hong Kong opened its port development.

In September 1982, China and the United Kingdom implemented the issue of the future of Hong Kong and signed the "Sino-British Joint Declaration" in 1984, deciding that the People's Republic of China would resume its exercise of control over Hong Kong on July 1, 1997. sovereignty.

After Hong Kong's return, the Central People's Government was responsible for managing Hong Kong's foreign affairs and defense. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region enjoys administrative power, legislative power, independent judicial power and final adjudication power in accordance with the Basic Law. Hong Kong residents enjoy various rights and freedoms in accordance with the law. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will gradually develop a democratic system that suits Hong Kong's actual conditions.

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