1 July 9971What will return to the motherland?

1 July 9971is the day when Hong Kong returns to the motherland.

Hong Kong (HK) is located in the south of China, east of the Pearl River Estuary, facing China and Macau across the sea in the west, adjacent to Shenzhen in the north and Wanshan Islands in Zhuhai in the south. Its regional scope includes Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, New Territories and 262 surrounding islands, with a total land area of1kloc-0/06.66 square kilometers and a sea area of 168.

Hong Kong is a highly prosperous free port and an international metropolis. Together with new york and London, it is also called "Newport". It is the third largest financial center in the world, an important international financial, trade and shipping center and an international innovation and technology center. It is also one of the freest economies and most competitive cities in the world. It enjoys a high reputation in the world and is rated as the third largest first-tier city in the world by GaWC.

Hong kong dialect

A kind of Cantonese, which originates from Cantonese and is closely related to Cantonese, is the common language and writing of China Special Administrative Region. The official languages of Hong Kong are Chinese and English, while the language policy of the SAR Government is biliterate and trilingual, that is, Chinese and English are used in writing and Cantonese, Putonghua and English are used in spoken language.

Cantonese is the main language used by Chinese in Hong Kong, while English is the communicative language used by non-Chinese. Most residents in Hong Kong are not local aborigines, but immigrants from the Pearl River Delta.