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Personal names in Hong Kong reflect the co-official status of Cantonese and English in Hong Kong. A total of 25.8% of Hongkongers have English given names as part of their legal names; a further 38.3% of Hongkongers go by English given names even though those are not part of their legal names. The two figures add up to a total of 64.1% of ...
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 ]
Lee Kin Wo, Hong Kong football star, Hong Kong National Representative; Lee Lai Shan (李麗珊), windsurfer, Olympic gold medalist; Lilian Lee (李碧華), novelist, best known as the author of Farewell My Concubine and Rouge; Martin Lee, Democratic Party (Hong Kong) Martin Lee Ka-shing, businessman, son of Lee Shau Kee
These are lists of the most common Chinese surnames in the People's Republic of China (Hong Kong, Macau, and Mainland China), the Republic of China (Taiwan), and the Chinese diaspora overseas as provided by government or academic sources.
The generic forms of Hong Kong place names are mainly Cantonese, Hakka and British English, although other languages also contribute to Hong Kong place names.. The majority of generic forms are suffix such as Chung in Kwai Chung.
Location of Hong Kong. Hong Kong is an autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China on the Pearl River Delta of East Asia. [1] Hong Kong is one of the world's most significant financial centres, with the highest Financial Development Index score and consistently ranks as the world's most competitive and freest economic entity.
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.
Hong Kong comprises the Kowloon Peninsula and 263 islands over 500 m 2 (5,400 sq ft), [1] the largest being Lantau Island and the second largest being Hong Kong Island. Ap Lei Chau is one of the most densely populated islands in the world. Hong Kong Island is historically the political and