Hong kong island

Hong Kong is situated on the south-eastern coast of China and covers an area of 1,104 square kilometres (425 square miles).

· It comprises of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories, which includes 262 outlying islands.

· Britain gained Hong Kong Island after the defeat of the Chinese in the Opium War of 1842.

· Hong Kong is now governed under the principle of "one country, two systems", under which China has agreed to give the region a high degree of autonomy (independence) and to preserve its economic and social systems for 50 years from the date of the handover (1997).

· Kowloon, one of Hong Kong's mainland regions, means “Nine Dragons”

· Hong Kong is very hilly and there are outdoor escalators in the Central district of the Island.

· The Regent Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui has been designed so that the dragons can pass through and feed at the harbour. There is a fountain to attract them and huge glass windows to allow them to pass through!

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