Hong Kong

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The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Traditional Chinese: ??????????????, Cantonese: {{Audio|HKSAR.ogg|He?ng góng}}, Mandarin: Xi?ngg?ng, pronunciation), is a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). It is located on the southeastern coast of China.

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Traditional Chinese - Cantonese - Mandarin - Pronunciation - Special Administrative Region - People's Republic of China

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Hong Kong has one of the world's most liberal economies and is a major international centre of finance and trade. A former British colony now administered by the PRC under the policy of "one country, two systems", Hong Kong is constitutionally entitled to a relatively high degree of autonomy; for example, it retains its own legal system, currency, customs, treaty negotiating rights, such as air traffic and aircraft landing rights, and immigration laws. Hong Kong even maintains its own road rules, with traffic continuing to drive on the left. Only national defence and diplomatic relations are responsibilities of the central government in Beijing.

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Liberal economies - Finance - Trade - British colony - One country, two systems - Constitutionally entitled - Autonomy - Legal system - Currency - Customs - Immigration - Road rules - Traffic - National defence - Diplomatic relations - Central government - Beijing

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