Characteristics of Hong Kong:
1. Political system, practicing one country, two systems;
Hong Kong implements an executive-led mode of governance and has put in place a system of governance led by the Chief Executive and the Executive Council as well as a representative government structure. One Country, Two Systems is the basic policy of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China*** and the State of China in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong has its own regional flag and emblem, as well as a social and economic model different from that of the Mainland of China. Hong Kong issues its own currency and postage stamps, and participates in international sports competitions under the name of "Hong Kong, China".
2. Economic structure;
Hong Kong's economy is dominated by the service sector, with major sectors related to trade in services including travel and tourism, trade-related services, transportation services, financial and banking services, and professional services.
3. The tourism industry is developing rapidly;
Hong Kong has many tourist attractions, and as of May 2014, the number of inbound visitors to Hong Kong exceeded 24.03 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 13.6% compared with 2013. Among them, the number of visitors to Hong Kong in May was about 4.59 million, a year-on-year increase of 10.8%.
In the first half of 2014, Hong Kong's tourism stamp revenue amounted to HK$11.61 million, compared with 2013, an increase of 0.8% year-on-year; in June, the stamp revenue amounted to HK$2.34 million, an increase of 7.9% year-on-year.
4, urban architecture;
Hong Kong's city is dominated by modern architecture, with a large number of skyscrapers spread out on both sides of Victoria Harbor, and more than 3,000 buildings over 90 meters in height. At least half of the world's 100 tallest residential buildings are located in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong leads the world in the number of skyscrapers. Hong Kong's buildings include the Bank of China Tower, designed by Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei, and the HSBC head office building, designed by architect Norman Foster, who also designed the architecture of Hong Kong International Airport.
5. Topography;
Hong Kong's terrain is mainly hilly, with the highest point being Tai Mo Shan at 958 meters above sea level.
Hong Kong has less flat land, about 20% of the land belongs to the lowlands, mainly concentrated in the northern part of the New Territories, respectively, the Yuen Long Plain and the Fanling Lowland, are naturally formed by the rivers of the alluvial plain; followed by reclaimed land located in the Kowloon Peninsula and the northern part of the Hong Kong Island, expanding from outside the original narrow flat land.
Although it is customary to take the name from Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong's largest island is Lantau, which is more than twice the size of Hong Kong Island.