Hong Kong Island was ceded to Britain under the Treaty of Nanking. The Kowloon Peninsula and Stonecutters Island were handed over in 1860 and a 99 year lease was granted on the New territories, comprising the are north of Kowloon up to the Shenzhen River and 235 outlying island, in 1898.
Hong Kong returned to Chinese sovereignty on 1 July 1997, and is now a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China operating under the "one country, two system" principle.
Today, Hong Kong is a flourishing international centre with a population of more tha 6.9 million people. With a land area of more than 1,100 square kilometers and over 260 outlying islands, Hong Kong is compact and accessible. It consist of Hong Kong Island, separated from the Kowloon Peninsula by Victoria Harbour, and the New Territories that begin north of Kowloon and extend to the Mainland China boundary.
A unique combination of more than 150 years of colonial influence and 5,000 years of Chinese tradition, Hong Kong is a fantastic holiday experience that you will treasure forever.
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