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The name of the territory, first romanised as "He-Ong-Kong" in 1780, [23] originally referred to a small inlet located between Aberdeen Island and the southern coast of Hong Kong Island. Aberdeen was an initial point of contact between British sailors and local fishermen. [ 24 ]
An enlargeable basic map of Hong Kong. Pronunciation: / ˈ h ɒ ŋ k ɒ ŋ / Common English country name: Hong Kong; Official English country name: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China; Common endonym(s): Official endonym(s): Adjectives: Hong Kong, Hongkonger; Demonym(s): Hongkonger, Hongkongese
The name "Hong Kong", literally meaning "fragrant harbour", is derived from the area around present-day Aberdeen on Hong Kong Island, where fragrant wood products and incense were once traded. [2] The narrow body of water separating Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Peninsula, Victoria Harbour, is one of the deepest natural maritime ports in the world.
As of 2024, 8 out of Hong Kong's 13 points of entry or border crossings controlled by the Immigration Department are located on or cross the land border fence. [10] Entry and exit immigration clearance into Hong Kong by sea can be cleared at 3 ferry terminals:, [10] and the other 2 out of 13 immigration clearance points in Hong Kong are located in the Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station and ...
The following is an incomplete list of urban settlements, towns, new towns (satellite towns) in Hong Kong. While the Government of Hong Kong is unitary and Hong Kong law does not define cities and towns as subsidiary administrative units, the geographical limits of the City of Victoria , Kowloon and New Kowloon are defined in law.
English: Map of Hong Kong & 18 Districts (English Version) Date: 6 July 2008: Source: Own work: Author: ZH Moddlyg Talk: Licensing.
It is common practice in Cantonese communities to change and swap Chinese characters of similar pronunciations because of misinterpretation by different ruling governments over time or visitors from foreign villages and cities, illiteracy of local villages before the economic boom, seeking of good fortune and to replace 'bad sounding' words by using characters with a more positive meaning.
Hong Kong Antiquities and Monuments Office; Siu Kwok Kin; Sham Sze (2001). Heritage Trails in Urban Hong Kong. Wan Li Book Co, Ltd. ISBN 962-14-2238-8. Hong Kong new towns; Digital Map; Hong Kong Place photo database; Hong Kong Tourism Association; Hong Kong Films; Hong Kong Photo 1946-1947 by Hedda Morrison