Hong Kong

General information Hong Kong

Located at the southeast coast of China, the size of Hong Kong is about 400 square miles but it is growing! No, not from the shrinking of the ocean caused by El Nino, nor from conquering neighboring cities, but from the reclamation of land. The new airport is one good example.

Hong Kong has about 6.9 million people, give or take 500 thousand - all depending on how many tourists are here! When you are in places like Mongkok or Causeway Bay, you would think that the whole population of Hong Kong is there.

Hong Kong is made up of the Hong Kong Island, the Kowloon Pennisula, and the New Territories, with Hong Kong Island being the smallest of the three but where the central business district is located. Now if you look up an atlas, you may see Victoria shown as the capital or key city. There is just a Victoria Harbor separating Hongkong Island and Kowloon, and a Victoria Peak.

The south side of the Hong Kong island is known for its beaches and is where some of the wealthy live.

The New Territories are the countryside of Hong Kong, where there are still villages little known to tourists. But you have to know where you are going before you can find them.