1. A special administrative region of China on the southeastern coast, formerly a British Crown Colony (1842-1997); one of the world's leading financial and commercial centres
   "Hong Kong's skyline reflects its status as a global business hub"

Type of: city, metropolis, port, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: Cathay [archaic], China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China [informal]

Encyclopedia: Hong Kong, China at the 2008 Summer Olympics