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Hong Kong - GENERAL INFORMATION |
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Population
| Main Cities |
Population |
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Hong-Kong
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5,800,000
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The other islands
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600,000
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Total population (millions): |
6.8
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| Source: World Bank 2004 |
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| Urban population: |
100%
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| Source: World Bank 2004 |
| Average annual population growth: |
0.4%
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| Source: World Bank 2004 |
| Surface area (km²) : |
1,070
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Local time
| It is %T:%M %A in Hong kong |
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Languages
Official languages: English (38 %) and Cantonese (90 %). Mandarin (25%) is also spoken.
Business language: English.
Free translation tools
in Hong Kong
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Babel Fish
Free English-Chinese-English translation of texts and web sites
Zhongwen
Free English-Chinese dictionary
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Religion
Religious practises :
People are mainly buddhist and taoist, 8% are christian. There are also muslim, hindu and jewish minorities.
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Political system
Hong-Kong is a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China since July 1st, 1997. Two different parliaments can be distinguished: the temporary Legislative Council, composed of 60 members elected by the Selection Committee, and the Selection Committee, composed of 400 social and occupational personalities, who are appointed by Beijing.
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| Number of visitors
in Hong Kong
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2002
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2003
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2004
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World rank |
| Number of visitors (1000) |
16566
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15357
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21811
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6
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| Source : World Tourisme Organization, data available in November 2005 |
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Tourist sites
-The City hall.
For more information about tourism
in Hong Kong
, check out the following web site(s) :
Hong Kong Tourism Board
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Food
Traditional dishes
The Hong-Kong cuisine is a Chinese cuisine with some specialties:
The hundred-years eggs: a popular dish which is sought-after in Hong-Kong's food. Eggs are left during two months, or more, in a rich lime mud mixture, tea, ash and bicarbonate of soda. Their flesh becomes translucent, of a green-bluish color. They are often served as a hors d'oeuvre.
Spring rolls: small stuffed rice pancakes-like. The stuffing depends on available ingredients, food trends of the moment, tastes etc. As a matter of fact, it can be adapted, from the most simple to the most elaborated stuffing.
Spareribs in black beans sauce : pork based dish, very tasty, and poor in fat. The red hot peppers are optional, depending on the preference for spicy dishes or not. It is usually served with white rice.
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October 2005
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