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Hong Kong, China. 2216'41.6"N 11410'29.

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Hong Kong, officially known as Hong Kong special administrative
region of the peoples republic of China. Is an autonomous
territory on the southern coast of China at the Pearl River
Estuary and the South China Sea. Hong Kong is known for its
skyline and deep natural harbour. It has an area 1,104km2 and
shares its Northern border with the Canton Province of Mainland
China. Home to around 7,200,000 Hongkongers and other
nationalities, Hong Kong is one of the worlds densely populated
regions.

After the First Opium War (1839-45), the British resumed control
until 30 June 1997. As a result of negotiations between China
and Britain, Hong Kong was handed over to the Republic of
China under the 1984 Sino-British joint declaration. The
territory became Chinas first provincial-level

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