History UsefulNotes / HongKong

** ''Film/DieAnotherDay'': Bond is brought there by [=MI6=] after being freed from captivity in UsefulNotes/NorthKorea. He escapes and goes to a hotel. The Chinese secret agent running the hotel initially thinks Bond is up to something to reintegrate the city in the UK's sphere.

See also HongKongFilms.
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* '''Area:''' 1,110.18 km (428.64 sq mi) (168th)

* '''Capital and largest city:''' Hong Kong

* '''largest District:''' Sha Tin

->The red field is both a festive color among the Chinese and an allusion to the flag of UsefulNotes/{{China}}; at the center is a white stylized [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhinia_blakeana Hong Kong orchid]] (''bauhinia blakeana'') with five petals, each containing a star, symbolizing the "one country two systems" policy, wherein China will implement socialist rule while at the same time allow capitalism.

The city is highly notable for its film industry, especially in the martial arts area; giving us Creator/BruceLee, Creator/ChowYunFat, Creator/DonnieYen, and Creator/JackieChan, among many others. For example, the film ''Film/TheDeparted'' is directly inspired by the ''Film/InfernalAffairs'' trilogy. HeroicBloodshed films (especially those made by Creator/JohnWoo) also heavily influenced worldwide action cinema.

* Culture: A lot of people still hold a variety of traditional Chinese religious and mystical beliefs loosely linked to Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism, so one may regularly see people burning incense, paper effigies of luxury goods and bundles of "Hell Money" for their departed relatives, shrines to various local gods are often in evidence (Kuan Yin, goddess of mercy and Kuan-Ti god of war and upholder of justice are popular, so is the sea goddess A-Ma in fishing villages). Many people worry about the Feng Shui of their buildings etc. Politically, Hong Kong is often characterized as being relatively classical liberal or libertarian (i.e. small and non-interventionist government), and this is true for the international sectors of the economy. The domestic economy, however, is quite heavily cartelized by a small number of [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections well-connected]] government-favored [[MegaCorp corporations]] (see Joe Studwell's ''Asian Godfathers'' for more), thus making Hong Kong a ''mixed economy'' with significant levels of mercantilist/corporatist statism. Economically speaking in general, the Hong Kong Dollar is the strongest non-Western currency in the world, outshining the Chinese Yen massively. Within society, you may find a lot of people who have mixed loyalties supporting Chinese vs British teams and people if they come head-to-head (e.g. Olympics) because of the cultural differences between the PRC and SAR, and the extremely amicable history with the UK. Hong Kong has three official languages: Guangdonghua (Cantonese), Putonghua (Mandarin Chinese) and English. Most people speak Cantonese, although people are also learning the official language language of China, Putonghua (Mandarin). You can generally get by in English.

* Politics: Since the handover in 1997, Hong Kong has existed within the Chinese state under the idea of "One country, two systems". This was part of the handover deal with the British, which aimed to guarantee that Hong Kong would retain many of its existing freedoms for at least 50 years after the handover. Under this system, Hong Kong is governed by its own Legislative Council ([=LegCo=]) headed by a Chief Executive. The [=LegCo=] is, at least on paper, similar to a devolved government in the United Kingdom or a state government in the USA - responsible for administering affairs within the Hong Kong SAR, or at least, anything not reserved to Beijing. Hong Kong also retains a separate judiciary from mainland China, and is governed by its own separate constitution - the Basic Law. Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement should be applied when discussing how "democratic" or otherwise separate from the Communist government in Beijing these institutions actually are in reality. The system trundled along without much attention for the first ten or so years after the handover. But in TheNewTens and TheNewTwenties, an increasing amount of pro-democracy and anti-China sentiment has arisen, with large-scale demonstrations frequently occurring for extended periods of time. These have happened mostly in response to perceived power grabs by the mainland government or apparent erosion of the [=SAR's=] freedoms. The introduction of a new security law in 2020, which essentially criminalised criticism of the Chinese government, only served to complicate matters further. Unfortunately no easy solution appears to be on the horizon.

* As one can probably gather from the subtitle, ''VisualNovel/ASummersEndHongKong1986'' takes place in Hong Kong in 1986. The VisualNovel is described by the creators as "a new media homage to Hong Kong’s golden age of entertainment," making several references to Hong Kong's music scene and cinema of the time. The story also takes place one year after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-British_Joint_Declaration the Sino-British Joint Declaration was signed,]] and the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handover_of_Hong_Kong handover of Hong Kong]] is a looming presence of uncertainty that comes up throughout the game several times.

* ''Series/A Fist Within Four Walls'': Martial arts drama set in the Kowloon Walled City.
* ''Series/LegalMavericks'': Blind lawyer with heightened senses engages in vigilante work. Suspiciously similar to a Western show.
* ''Series/LineWalker'': Crime thriller following the lives of undercover police agents who must live a double life in secrecy while investigating a major triad organisation.
* ''Series/TigerCubs'': Police procedural focused on the Special Duties Unit, the elite tactical unit of the Hong Kong Police Force.
* ''Series/TriumphInTheSkies'': Drama focused on the interpersonal and work lives of pilots working for the fictional Solar Airways, based on Hong Kong's flag carrier Cathay Pacific.

* In ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'', while it's never been specified what part of China Chun-Li hails from, her stage is [[http://whatculture.com/gaming/10-video-game-locations-you-didnt-know-actually-exist speculated]] to be based on Chun Yeung Street.

For the 2019 Protest Movement, please see UsefulNotes/{{2019HongKongProtests}}.

For the 2019 Protest Movement, please see [[UsefulNotes/2019HongKongProtests]].

For the 2019 Protest Movement, please see UsefulNotes/2019HongKongProtests.