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Hong Kong - Introduction 1993
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Background: Pursuant to the agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong will become a special administrative region of China on 1 July 1997. Under the terms of this agreement, China has promised that Hong Kong shall enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs.


Hong Kong - Geography 1993
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Location:
East Asia, on the southeast coast of China bordering the South
China Sea


Geographic coordinates

Map referenceAsia, Southeast Asia, Standard Time Zones of the World

Area
Total: 1,040 km²
Land: 990 km²

Land boundaries: total 30 km, China 30 km

Coastline: 733 km
Exclusive fishing zone: 3 nm
Territorial sea: 3 nm

Maritime claims

Climate: tropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall

Terrain: hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north

Elevation

Natural resources: outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar
Land use

Land use
Arable land: 7%
Permanent crops: 1%
Meadows and pastures: 1%
Forest and woodland: 12%
Other: 79%

Irrigated land: 20 km² (1989)

Major rivers

Major watersheds area km²

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Natural hazards

Geography


Hong Kong - People 1993
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Population: 5,552,965 (July 1993 est.)
Growth rate: -0.06% (1993 est.)

Nationality
Noun: Chinese
Adjective: Chinese

Ethnic groups: Chinese 98%, other 2%

Languages: Chinese (Cantonese), English

Religions: eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%

Demographic profile
Age structure

Age structure

Dependency ratios

Median age

Population growth rate: -0.06% (1993 est.)

Birth rate: 12.27 births/1000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate: 5.68 deaths/1000 population (1993 est.)

Net migration rate: -7.2 migrant(s)/1000 population (1993 est.)

Population distribution

Urbanization

Major urban areas

Environment

Air pollutants

Sex ratio

Mothers mean age at first birth

Maternal mortality ratio

Infant mortality rate: 5.9 deaths/1000 live births (1993 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 79.99 years
Male: 76.55 years
Female: 83.64 years (1993 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.34 children born/woman (1993 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

Drinking water source

Current health expenditure

Physicians density

Hospital bed density

Sanitation facility access

Hiv/Aids

Major infectious diseases

Obesity adult prevalence rate

Alcohol consumption

Tobacco use

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

Education expenditures

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1971)
Total population: 77%
Male: 90%
Female: 64%

School life expectancy primary to tertiary education

Youth unemployment


Hong Kong - Government 1993
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Country name
Conventional long form: none
Conventional short form: Hong Kong

Government type: dependent territory of the UK scheduled to revert to China in 1997

Capital: Victoria

Administrative divisions: none (dependent territory of the UK)

Dependent areas

Independence:
none (dependent territory of the UK; the UK signed an agreement with China on 19 December 1984 to return Hong Kong to China on 1
July 1997; in the joint declaration, China promises to respect Hong Kong's existing social and economic systems and lifestyle)


National holiday: Liberation Day, 29 August (1945)

Constitution: unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice; new Basic Law approved in March 1990 in preparation for 1997

Legal system: based on English common law

International law organization participation

Citizenship

Suffrage: direct election 21 years of age; universal as a permanent resident living in the territory of Hong Kong for the past seven years indirect election limited to about 100,000 professionals of electoral college and functional constituencies

Executive branch: British monarch, governor, chief secretary of the Executive Council

Legislative branch: unicameral Legislative Council

Judicial branch: Supreme Court Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) Head of Government: Governor Chris PATTEN (since NA July 1992; Chief Secretary Sir David Robert FORD (since NA February 1987)

Political parties and leaders

International organization participation: APEC, AsDB, CCC, ESCAP (associate), GATT, ICFTU, IMO (associate), INTERPOL (subbureau), IOC, ISO (correspondent), WCL, WMO

Diplomatic representation
In the us: as a dependent territory of the UK, the interests of Hong Kong in the US are represented by the UK
From the us chief of mission: Consul General Richard L. WILLIAMS
From the us embassy: Consulate General at 26 Garden Road, Hong Kong
From the us mailing address: Box 30, Hong Kong, or FPO AP 96,522-0002
From the us telephone: 852 239-011

Flag descriptionflag of Hong%20Kong: blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant with the Hong Kong coat of arms on a white disk centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms contains a shield (bearing two junks below a crown) held by a lion (representing the UK) and a dragon (representing China) with another lion above the shield and a banner bearing the words HONG KONG below the shield

National symbols

National anthem

National heritage


Hong Kong - Economy 1993
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Economy overview: Hong Kong has a bustling free market economy with few tariffs or nontariff barriers. Natural resources are limited, and food and raw materials must be imported. Manufacturing accounts for about 18% of GDP, employs 28% of the labor force, and exports about 90% of its output. Real GDP growth averaged a remarkable 8% in 1987-88, slowed to 3.0% in 1989-90, and picked up to 4.2% in 1991 and 5.9% in 1992. Unemployment, which has been declining since the mid-1980s, is now about 2%. A shortage of labor continues to put upward pressure on prices and the cost of living. Short-term prospects remain bright so long as major trading partners continue to be reasonably prosperous.

Real gdp purchasing power parity

Real gdp growth rate: 5.9% (1992)

Real gdp per capita: $14,600 (1992 est.)

Gross national saving
Gdp composition by sector of origin

Gdp composition by end use

Gdp composition by sector of origin

Agriculture products: minor role in the economy; rice, vegetables, dairy products; less than 20% self-sufficient; shortages of rice, wheat, water

Industries: textiles, clothing, tourism, electronics, plastics, toys, watches, clocks

Industrial production growth rate: growth rate NA%

Labor force: 2.8 million (1990)
By occupation manufacturing: 28.5%
By occupation wholesaleandretailtrade restaurants and hotels: 27.9%
By occupation services: 17.7%
By occupation financing insurance andrealestate: 9.2%
By occupation transport and communications: 4.5%
By occupation construction: 2.5%
By occupation other: 9.7% (1989)
Labor force

Unemployment rate: 2% (1992 est.)

Youth unemployment

Population below poverty line

Gini index

Household income or consumption by percentage share

Distribution of family income gini index

Budget: revenues $17.4 billion; expenditures $14.7 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY92)

Taxes and other revenues

Public debt

Revenue

Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March

Inflation rate consumer prices

Central bank discount rate

Commercial bank prime lending rate

Stock of narrow money

Stock of broad money

Stock of domestic credit

Market value of publicly traded shares

Current account balance

Exports: $118 billion, including reexports of $85.1 billion (f.o.b., 1992 est.)
Commodoties: clothing, textiles, yarn and fabric, footwear, electrical appliances, watches and clocks, toys
Partners: China 37%, Japan 16%, Taiwan 9%, US 8% (1990)

Imports: $120 billion (c.i.f., 1992 est.)
Commodoties: foodstuffs, transport equipment, raw materials, semimanufactures, petroleum

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

Debt external

Stock of direct foreign investment at home

Stock of direct foreign investment abroad

Exchange rates: Hong Kong dollars (HK$) per US$ - 7.800 (1992), 7.771 (1991), 7.790 (1990), 7.800 (1989), 7.810 (1988), 7.760 (1987; note - linked to the US dollar at the rate of about 7.8 HK$ per 1 US$ since 1985


Hong Kong - Energy 1993
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Electricity
Production: 9,566,000 kW capacity; 29,400 million kWh produced, 4,980 kWh per capita (1992)

Coal

Petroleum

Crude oil

Refined petroleum

Natural gas

Carbon dioxide emissions

Energy consumption per capita


Hong Kong - Communication 1993
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Telephones

Telephone system

Broadcast media

Internet

Broadband fixed subscriptions


Hong Kong - Military 1993
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Military expenditures
Percent of gdp: exchange rate conversion - $300 million, 0.5% of GDP (1989 est.); this represents one-fourth of the total cost of defending itself, the remainder being paid by the UK
Percent of gdp note: defense is the responsibility of the UK

Military and security forces

Military service age and obligation

Space program

Terrorist groups


Hong Kong - Transportation 1993
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National air transport system

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

Airports: 2
Usable: 2
With permanentsurface runways: 2
With runways 2440-3659 m: 1
With runways 1220-2439 m: 0

Heliports

Pipelines

Railways

Roadways

Waterways

Merchant marine:
176 ships (1,000 GRT or over), totaling 5,870,007
GRT/10,006,390 DWT; includes 1 passenger, 1 short-sea passenger, 20 cargo, 6 refrigerated cargo, 29 container, 15 oil tanker, 3 chemical tanker, 6 combination ore/oil, 5 liquefied gas, 88 bulk, 2 combination bulk; note - a flag of convenience registry; ships registered in Hong Kong fly the UK flag, and an estimated 500 Hong Kong-owned ships are registered elsewhere


Ports and terminals


Hong Kong - Transnational issues 1993
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Disputes international: none

Refugees and internally displaced persons

Illicit drugs: a hub for Southeast Asian heroin trade; transshipment and major financial and money-laundering center


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