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The People's Republic of China's national postal service, China Post, has allocated postal code 999077 to Hong Kong, although this is only sporadically used when sending mail from Mainland China. [2] As China Post does not serve Hong Kong, this code is generally not used in any other scenarios and remains little-known. [2]
Hong Kong [e] is a special administrative region of China.With 7.4 million residents of various nationalities [f] in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the world.
Central (Chinese: 中環), also known as Central District, is the central business district of Hong Kong.It is located in the northeastern corner of the Central and Western District, on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui, the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula.
The Queensway Government Offices, which stands as the 54th-tallest building in Hong Kong, is a Hong Kong government office building. The roof of the Queensway Government Office Building is adorned with a dragon logo, the symbol of Hong Kong; the structure was added in 2002. [2]
During the colonial era, Hong Kong produced postage stamps simply bearing the name Hong Kong, printed alongside the likenesses (in profile) of the reigning monarchs of the United Kingdom, or royal symbols (for example, "EIIR"). Since Hong Kong's transfer of sovereignty to China in 1997, stamps issued have borne the name "Hong Kong, China ...
As of 2024, 8 out of Hong Kong's 13 points of entry or border crossings controlled by the Immigration Department are located on or cross the land border fence. [10] Entry and exit immigration clearance into Hong Kong by sea can be cleared at 3 ferry terminals:, [10] and the other 2 out of 13 immigration clearance points in Hong Kong are located in the Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station and ...
The Liaison Office replaced the Xinhua News Agency's Hong Kong office, the unofficial representative of the government of China in Hong Kong until the handover of Hong Kong, in 1997. Under the system " one institution with two names ," it also holds the alternative name of the Hong Kong Work Committee of the Central Committee of the Chinese ...
Jardine House (Chinese: 怡和大廈), formerly known as Connaught Centre (康樂大廈), is an office tower in Hong Kong. The building is located at 1 Connaught Place, Central on Hong Kong Island. It is owned by Hongkong Land Limited, a subsidiary of Jardines.