Hong Kong Facts

Hong Kong, a darling of tourists for decades, has always been one of the most visited places in Asia. Tourists are always searching for the information about the fascinating place. Here are facts and figures about Hong Kong every prospective tourist would like to know.

Population
6.94 million

Population Density
6, 420 people per square kilometer

In Hong Kong Island and Kowloon , over 25,000 people live per sq km, while in New Territories, population density is only 2860.

Area
1, 104 square kilometers

Segregation (Sub Heading)

Highest & Lowest Temperature

Highest temperature (Sub Heading)
36.1°C (August 19, 1900 and August 18, 1990)

Lowest temperature (Sub Heading)
0.0°C (January 18, 1893)

Average Annual Rainfall
2 214.3mm

Transport

Roads (Sub Heading)
Around 2000 kilometres of roads carry 276 vehicles per kilometre

Bridges (Sub Heading)
Tsing Ma Bridge (main span 1 377 metres) - the world's longest road-rail suspension bridge
Kap Shui Mun Bridge (main span 430 metres) - road-rail cable-stayed bridge
Ting Kau Bridge (two main spans totalling 923 metres) - cable-stayed road bridge

Air Movements (Sub Heading)
263 506 flights; 39.8 million passengers;
3.40 million tonnes of freight

Shipping Movements (Sub Heading)
39 140 ocean vessel arrivals; 39 240 departures;
port cargo throughput 230.1 million tones

Nationalities
Predominantly of Chinese descent 95%
Foreign passport-holders 517 560

Education
In Hong Kong, there are three types of mainstream schools: government, subsidized (by charities) and private. There are private international schools which charge high tuition fees.

Banking
Around 380 banking institutions operate in Hong Kong. Of the world's top 100 banks, 80 conduct operations in Hong Kong.

Communications
Hong Kong has fully digitized telephone network. Faxes are widely used and postal services and reliable and fast. Internet access is widely available.

Language
Chinese (Cantonese), English