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                      H o n g   K o n g   C h i n a             
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             Population:   5,812,000 People                     
             Metro. Area:        415 Square Miles               
             Altitude:         3,140 Feet                       
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             Founded:  Unknown                                  
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            The  British  Crown Colony of Hong Kong is situated 
            on the southern coast of Kwangtung province, China. 
            Hong Kong Island was ceded by China in  1842  after 
            its  defeat in the first Opium War.  In 1860, after 
            the second Opium War, the peninsula of  Kowloon  on 
            the mainland was added to the colony, and in 1898 a 
            large area beyond Kowloon together  with  the  sur- 
            rounding islands, known as the the New Territories, 
            was leased to Great Britian  for  99  years.   This 
            lease expires on July 1, 1997, when the whole of the
            colony will be  restored  to  Chinese  sovereignty. 
            Most  of  the  colony  consists of low-lying hills. 
            Only 8% of the land is suitable for crop production.
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