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Capital None[2] Largest district (population) Sha Tin District Official languages English, Chinese[3] Government  -  Chief Executive Donald Tsang Establishment  -  Convention of Chuenpeh January 25, 1841   -  Treaty of Nanking August 29, 1842   -  Japanese occupation December 25, 1941 ? August 15, 1945   -  Transfer of sovereignty July 1, 1997  Area  -  Total 1,104 km? (not ranked) 426.4 sq mi   -  Water (%) 4.6 Population  -  2007 estimate 6,921,700 (96th)  -  2001 census 6,708,389   -  Density 6,352 /km? (3rd) 16,469.6 /sq mi GDP (PPP) 2006 estimate  -  Total US$263.1 billion (38th)  -  Per capita US$38,127 (6th) GDP (nominal) 2006 estimate  -  Total US$189.5 billion (36th)  -  Per capita US$27,466 (28th) Gini? (2006) 0.533 (high)  HDI (2004) 0.927 (high) (22nd) Currency Hong Kong dollar (HKD) Time zone HKT (UTC+8) Internet TLD .hk Calling code +852(01 from Macau) Hong Kong Chinese: ?? Transliterations Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin: Xianggang - Wade-Giles: Hsiang1-kang3 Yue (Cantonese) - Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 - IPA: [h???55 k???35] - Yale Romanization: Heungg?ng Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chinese: ??????? Transliterations Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin: Xianggang T?bi? X?ngzh?ngqu - Wade-Giles: Hsiang1-kang3 t'e4-pie2 Hsing2-cheng4-ch'?1 Yue (Cantonese) - Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 dak6 bit6 hang4 zing3 keoi1 - IPA: [h???55 k???35 t?k22 pi?t22 h??21 ts??33 k??y55] - Yale Romanization: Heungg?ng Dahkbiht H?hngjingkui Coordinates: 22°11'00?N, 114°08'00?E Hong Kong[4] (Chinese: ??), officially The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region [pronunciation], is one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China (PRC), along with Macau. The territory lies on the eastern side of the Pearl River Delta, bordering Guangdong province in the north and facing the South China Sea in the east, west and south. Beginning as a trading port in the 19th century, Hong Kong has developed into a leading financial centre. Hong Kong was a dependent territory of the United Kingdom from 1842 until the transfer of its sovereignty to the People's Republic of China in 1997. The Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Basic Law of Hong Kong stipulate that Hong Kong operate with a high degree of autonomy until at least 2047, fifty years after the transfer. Under the policy of "one country, two systems", the Central People's Government is responsible for the territory's defence and foreign affairs, while Hong Kong maintains its own legal system, police force, monetary system, customs policy, immigration policy, and delegates to international organisations and events.