Hong Kong: Recent Developments and U.S. Relations (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised Jan. 6, 2020 |
| Report Number |
IF10956 |
| Report Type |
In Focus |
| Authors |
Michael F. Martin |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR,
or Hong Kong) is a city located off the southern coast of
China’s Guangdong Province. More than 90% of Hong
Kong’s population is ethnically Chinese. The first language
of the vast majority is Cantonese, a dialect of Chinese, and
because of its long history as a British colony (1842 to
1997), the people of Hong Kong (“Hong Kongers”) have a
cultural and social identity distinct from that of Mainland
China (“Mainlanders”).
Hong Kong has a unique legacy in Asia of laissez-faire
economics and the rule of law, part of their common law
legacy from the British, along with an entrepreneurial
economy, and passionate support for universal human
rights.
