Endless Masses

hong kong crowd

seven million in seven places

Although the Hong Kong republic is over 400 sq miles, most of its population live in seven centres of population. These centres are Hong Kong island, Kai Tak, Kwai Chung, Sha Tin, Tuen Mun, Yuen Long and Shek Wu Hui.

The map below is from the book 'A History of Hong Kong' by Frank Welsh and shows these centres of population in shade.

Uncharted Territories

Hong Kong is made up of three different parts Hong Kong Island, Lantau Island and the New Territories. These three parts make up one of the two special administrative regions of the people's republic of China the other Macau. Hong Kong being only 426 sq miles and having a population of 7 Million people and it makes it one of the most populated regions in the world.

Hong Kong geography

Hong Kong today was formed around the fourth millennium BC, when the southeast of the country under went a huge environmental change. The sea levels around the coast rose up to 100 metres, this rise in water levels gave Hong Kong there safe harbours, which is the main reason for westerners wanted to use the region for trading posts.