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Descriptor English:   Hong Kong 
Descriptor Spanish:   Hong Kong 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Hong Kong 
Synonyms English:   Hongkong
Kowloon
New Territories  
Tree Number:   Z01.252.474.164.450
Definition English:   The former British crown colony located off the southeast coast of China, comprised of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula, and New Territories. The three sites were ceded to the British by the Chinese respectively in 1841, 1860, and 1898. Hong Kong reverted to China in July 1997. The name represents the Cantonese pronunciation of the Chinese xianggang, fragrant port, from xiang, perfume and gang, port or harbor, with reference to its currents sweetened by fresh water from a river west of it. 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
Record Number:   6879 
Unique Identifier:   D006723 

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