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Hong Kong

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Hong Kong
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Summary

Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China[1]. It draws 191,905 Wikipedia views per month (special administrative region of china category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Religion or worldview: Buddhism[3], Taoism[4], Confucianism[5], Christianity[6], Hinduism[7], Islam[8], Sikhism[9], Judaism[10]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: People's Republic of China[11]
  • Country: People's Republic of China[12]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Shing Mun River[13], South China Sea[14]
  • Head of government: John Lee[15]
  • Continent: Asia[16]
  • Instance of: city[17], big city[18], metropolis[19], global city[20], dependent territory[21], city-state[22], customs territory of China[23], nationality for sports[24]
  • Official language: written Chinese language[25], English[26], Cantonese[27], Standard Chinese[28], Chinese[29]
  • Currency: Hong Kong dollar[30]
  • Shares border with: Guangdong[31], Shenzhen[32], Zhuhai[33]
  • Top-level Internet domain: .hk[34]
  • Anthem: March of the Volunteers[35]
  • Main regulatory text: Basic Law of Hong Kong[36]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Islands District[37], Kwai Tsing District[38], North District[39], Sai Kung District[40], Sha Tin District[41], Tai Po District[42], Tsuen Wan District[43], Tuen Mun District[44], Yuen Long District[45], Kowloon City District[46], Kwun Tong District[47], Sham Shui Po District[48], Wong Tai Sin District[49], Yau Tsim Mong District[50]
  • Flag: flag of Hong Kong[51]
  • Twinned administrative body: Dubai[52]
  • Legislative body: Legislative Council of Hong Kong[53]
  • Executive body: Government of Hong Kong[54]
  • Highest judicial authority: Court of Final Appeal[55]

Body

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Hong Kong include Hong Kong International Airport[56], an international airport[57], in People's Republic of China[58]; A Countess from it[59], a film[60], directed by Charlie Chaplin[61]; Hongkongese people[62], a human population[63], in People's Republic of China[64]; it station[65], a metro station[66], in People's Republic of China[67], founded in 1998[68]; Habrocestum hongkongiense[69], a taxon[70]; and Dysoxylum hongkongense[71], a taxon[72].

Why It Matters

Hong Kong has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[73] It is known by 96 alternative names across languages and contexts.[74]

Entities named for it include Hong Kong International Airport[56], an international airport[57], in People's Republic of China[58]; A Countess from it[59], a film[60], directed by Charlie Chaplin[61]; Hongkongese people[62], a human population[63], in People's Republic of China[64]; it station[65], a metro station[66], in People's Republic of China[67], founded in 1998[68]; Habrocestum hongkongiense[69], a taxon[70]; and Dysoxylum hongkongense[71], a taxon[72].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Basic Law of Hong Kong. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [25] ↑ . Basic Law of Hong Kong. wikidata.org.
  13. [26] ↑ . Basic Law of Hong Kong. wikidata.org.
  14. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [30] ↑ . Basic Law of Hong Kong. wikidata.org.
  18. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . gov.hk. gov.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [4] ↑ . gov.hk. gov.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [5] ↑ . gov.hk. gov.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [6] ↑ . gov.hk. gov.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [7] ↑ . gov.hk. gov.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [8] ↑ . gov.hk. gov.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [9] ↑ . gov.hk. gov.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [10] ↑ . gov.hk. gov.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  48. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [53] ↑ . Basic Law of Hong Kong. wikidata.org.
  50. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [57] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [72] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [73] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [74] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Sadads · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 303
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'abstract', 'ace', 'af', 'als', 'alt', 'am', 'ami', 'an', 'ang', 'ann', '
    P14968 → moon of Neptune
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14968: Q2139, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/291586|batch #291586]]"
  2. 5w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000426
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54972|batch #54972]]"
  3. 10w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46282|batch #46282]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  4. 11w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/45103|batch #45103]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  5. 13w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/Hong_Kong
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Locations/Hong_Kong, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  6. 15w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2Qfqxl, 1pFfvT
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  7. 15w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Located in time zone: time in China"
  8. 17w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Icannwiki page id → Hong_Kong
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Icannwiki page id: Hong_Kong, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294324398|Hong Kong (#294324398)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8064|ICANNWiki]] #mix'n'"
  9. 17w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → hong-kong, hong-kong-china
    Country of citizenship → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: hong-kong, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289933035|hong kong (#289933035)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix"
  10. 18w ago · Tommylung · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Country of citizenship: People's Republic of China"
  11. 19w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → g0002737-Hongkong-cina
    Has part(s) → Cross-border Farming Points
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: g0002737-Hongkong-cina, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
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