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Brief History. Hong Kong was occupied by the UK in 1841, and formally ceded by China the following year. Various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China on 1 July 1997. In this agreement, China has promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system will not be imposed on Hong Kong and that Hong Kong will enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the next 50 years.

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Country Information

Local name: Xianggang

Capital: Hong Kong

Population: 6,940,432

Government: limited democracy

Currency: Hong Kong dollar (HKD)

Land size: 1,092 sq km

Topography: hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north

Typical foods:

Major exports: electrical machinery and appliances, textiles, apparel, footwear, watches and clocks, toys, plastics, precious stones, printed material
Information on the People

Official language: Chinese, English

Other languages spoken:

Religions: eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%

Literacy rate: 93.5%

Male/Female Ratio: 0.96 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 81.59 years

Ethnic groups: Chinese 95%, other 5%

Internet users: 4,878,713

Famous people: Jackie Chan, William Hung

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