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4K UltraHD aerial footage of drone flights in Hong Kong (Peoples Republic of China); project finished & uploaded on 2021-08-25 by One Man Wolf Pack UltraHD Drone Footage. #hongkong #aerial #relaxation

» Media data: This drone video (Internal ID 1022, shots taken in between 2016 & 2021 and video published in 2021) is an extraction of Hong Kong 4K Drone Video Footage & Hong Kong Drone Pictures.

About Hong Kong: Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港, Cantonese: hœ́ːŋ.kɔ̌ːŋ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China (HKSAR), is a metropolitan area and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With over 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xinan County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898. British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945; British administration resumed after the surrender of Japan. The whole territory was transferred to China in 1997. As one of Chinas two special administrative regions (the other being Macau), Hong Kong maintains separate governing and economic systems from that of mainland China under the principle of one country, two systems. Tourism is a major part of the economy, accounting for five per cent of GDP. In 2016, 26.6 million visitors contributed HK$258 billion (US$32.9 billion) to the territory, making Hong Kong the 14th most popular destination for international tourists. It is the most popular Chinese city for tourists, receiving over 70 per cent more visitors than its closest competitor (Macau). The city is ranked as one of the most expensive cities for expatriates.