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In Hong Kong, localism is a political movement centred on the preservation of the city's autonomy and local culture. The Hong Kong localist movement encompasses a variety of groups with different goals, but all of them oppose the perceived growing encroachment of the Chinese central government on the city's management of its own political, economic, and social affairs.
Hong Kong [e] is a special administrative region of China.With 7.4 million residents of various nationalities [f] in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the world.
Yuen Tsuen Ancient Trail (Chinese: 元荃古道), also known as Yuen Tsuen Traditional Footpath, is a trail linking Yuen Long and Tsuen Wan in the New Territories of Hong Kong. The trail was the major trail for travelling between two major towns for villages trading their necessaries before the completion of Castle Peak Road.
After the handover of Hong Kong, the University of Hong Kong surveyed Hong Kong residents about how they defined themselves. In its latest poll published in June 2022, 39.1% of respondents identified as Hong Konger, 31.4% as Hong Konger in China, 17.6% as Chinese, 10.9% as Chinese in Hong Kong, and 42.4% as mixed identity. [ 16 ]
The Hong Kong local elections (Chinese: 區議會選舉) are elections in Hong Kong for the members of District Councils (known as District Boards before 2000). First held in 1982 , the elections are held at 4-year intervals.
1915 map of the Hong Kong region with Kowloon Walled City listed as "Chinese Town" at the upper right-hand corner The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory of 1898 handed additional parts of Hong Kong (the New Territories ) to Britain for 99 years, but excluded the walled city, which at the time had a population of roughly 700.
The area of Hong Kong is distinct from mainland China, but is considered a part of "Greater China". Hong Kong has a total area of 1,108 km 2 (428 sq mi), of which 3.16% is water. 260 islands are dispersed around Hong Kong, the largest of which by area is Lantau Island, located southwest of the main peninsula
Hong Kong is administratively divided into 18 districts. Each district has a district council. District councils was formerly called district boards, for which the boards were established in 1982, [1] when Hong Kong was under British rule. However, the districts have limited relevance to the population, as few public services operate according ...