Is Hong Kong a separate state?

Hong Kong - one of China's megacities

• Hong Kong is a large city on the south coast of China and it is one of the two special administrative areas of China.
• The area of ​​Hong Kong is located on a peninsula and 262 islands at the mouth of the Pearl River in the South China Sea.
• About 7.1 million people live in the 1085 km² territory (as of 2010).
• Since the middle of the 19th Century to 30. Hong Kong was a British crown colony on June 1, 1997. Returned July to the People's Republic of China.
• The flag of Hongong shows a stylized white blossom of an orchid tree on a red background.


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Hong Kong is almost a state in its own right

• Chinese special administrative areas belong to the People's Republic of China and are therefore not a separate state, but they have their own constitution and are in a high state
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  Dimensions autonomous as far as internal affairs are concerned and have their own political and economic system.
• Although Hong Kong itself has no external sovereignty, it operates its own customs and trade policy and is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
• Hong Kong is also an area with its own currency, the Hong Kong dollar.
• Are official languages English, Standard Chinese and Cantonese.
• The special administrative areas are based on the principle of "one country, two systems" by Deng Xiaoping from 1984. One country is the People's Republic of China, the two systems are that of China and that of the Special Administrative Zones.
• In addition to Hong Kong, only the Chinese metropolis Macao has the status of a special administrative region.
• The official name of Hong Kong is "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China".