Hong Kong

geographical name

ˈhäŋ-ˌkäŋ 

-ˈkäŋ;

ˈhȯŋ-ˌkȯŋ,

-ˈkȯŋ

variants or Chinese Xianggang or Hsiang Kang

ˈshyäŋ-ˌgäŋ 

special administrative region of China on the southeast coast east of the mouth of the Zhu River where it empties into the South China Sea; includes Hong Kong Island (area 29 square miles, or 75 square kilometers) , Jiulong Peninsula, the New Territories, and nearby islands; formerly a British crown colony with Victoria as its capital area 424 square miles (1098 square kilometers), population 7,071,576

Hong Konger noun