Hong Kong
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Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is located at the southeastern part of China on the coast of the South China Sea. Hong Kong consists of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon peninsula, and other smaller surrounding islands. Hong Kong came under British administration as a direct result of the Opium War; it was re-unified with China in 1997. Hong Kong is the center of international finance and commerce. It is also a major international tourist destination renown...
| Tags: | 2004 october |
| Credit: | NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team (Public domain) · source |
| Uploaded: | Oct 2, 2004 |




