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The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, commonly known as Hong Kong, is one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China (PRC), along with Macau. The territory is located on the eastern side of the Pearl River Delta, it borders Guangdong province in the north and faces the South China Sea in the east, west and south. Hong Kong is also one of the largest and most economically important cities in East Asia, and a world financial centre.
Hong Kong was a dependent territory of the United Kingdom from 1842 until the transfer of its sovereignty to the People's Republic of China in 1997. The Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Basic Law of Hong Kong stipulate that Hong Kong operate with a high degree of autonomy until at least 2047, fifty years after the transfer. Under the policy of "one country, two systems", the Central People's Government is responsible for the territory's defense and foreign affairs, while Hong Kong maintains its own legal system, police force, monetary system, customs policy, immigration policy, and delegates to international organizations and events.
