1. Hong Kong - Noun
2. Hong Kong - Proper noun
formerly a Crown Colony on the coast of southern China in Guangdong province; leased by China to Britain in 1842 and returned in 1997; one of the world's leading commercial centers
Source: WordNetHong-Kong
ABERDEEN, HONG KONG — If there's one good thing to come of quarantine, it's that in our absence some timid pandas finally mated after 10 years. Source: Internet
A billboard promoting China’s national security law in Hong Kong on Monday. Source: Internet
A 100-minute special set in Hong Kong followed in 1996, and another two-hour story in 2006. Source: Internet
A day earlier, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Hong Kong no longer qualified for special treatment under U.S. law, potentially dealing a crushing blow to its status as a major financial hub. Source: Internet
According to Article 29 of the Hong Kong National Security Law, “sanctions, blockades or other hostile actions against the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or the People’s Republic of China” are expressly prohibited. Source: Internet
According to a poll conducted in January 2020 by Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (PORI), there were more respondents in Hong Kong favoring Taiwan independence than those who opposed the idea, for the first time in the survey’s history. Source: Internet