History
Until about 1860 Hongkong was just a few fishing villages. Then the British got Kowloon and some Island under the Nanjing Treaty. Later (1898) a 99-year lease was granted on the New Territories.
In 1997 Hongkong and the New Territories returned to China. Now it is a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. Hongkong has a population of about 7 Mio people. It consits of Hongkong Island, Kowloon Peninsula and the New Territories north of Kowloon. There are altogether about 260 outlying islands. Lantau being the biggest.


View From Victoria Peak 5
Avenue of Stars, Kowloon
Jumpingattempt sent in by Ador, VTer mastercooks
Land and ocean pizza