Hong Kong, officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, is an autonomous territory on the Pearl River Delta of China. With around 7.2 million Hongkongers of various nationalities, the country is the world’s fourth most densely populated country or territory. Hong Kong used to be a British colony with the perpetual cession of Hong Kong Island from the Qing Empire. The country 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. As the world’s 8th largest trading entity, its legal tender, the Hong Kong dollar, is the world’s 13th most traded currency. As the world’s most visited city, the country’s tertiary sector dominated economy is characterised by simple taxation with competitively corporate tax and supported by its independent judiciary system. Nicknamed Pearl of the Orient, Hong Kong is renowned for its deep natural harbour, which enables ready access by international cargo ships, and its impressive skyline, with a very high density of skyscrapers; the territory boasts the second highest number of high rises of any city in the world. It has a very high Human Development Index ranking and the world’s longest life expectancy. Over 90% of the population makes use of well-developed public transportation. – Wikipedia
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