Hong Kong

• arable land 7%;
• permanent crops 1%;
• meadows and pastures 1%;
• forest and woodland 12%;
• other 79%;
• includes irrigated 3%

• none (dependent territory of the UK);
• the UK signed an agreement with China on 19 December 1984 to return Hong Kong to China on 1 July 1997;
• in the joint declaration, China promises to respect Hong Kong's existing social and economic systems and lifestyle for 50 years after transition

• unwritten;
• partly statutes, partly common law and practice;
• new Basic Law approved in March 1990 in preparation for 1997

• Supreme Court Chief of State--Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952);
• Head of Government--Governor Sir David Clive WILSON (since 9 April 1987);
• Chief Secretary Sir David Robert FORD (since NA February 1987) United Democrats of Hong Kong (UDHK), Martin LEE Chu-ming;
• Liberal Democratic Federation (LDF), HU Fa-kuang;
• Hong Kong Democratic Foundation (HKDF), Patrick SHIU Kin-ying;
• Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL), Frederick FUNG Kin-kee;
• Meeting Point, Anthony CHEUNG Bing-leung;
• Progressive Hong Kong Society (PHKS), Maria TAM Wai-chu

• direct election--universal at age 21 as a permanent resident living in the territory of Hong Kong for the past seven years;
• indirect election--limited to about 100,000 professionals of electoral college and functional constituencies Legislative Council--indirect elections last held 12 September 1991 and direct elections held 15 September 1991 (next to be held by September 1995);
• results--percent of vote by party NA;
• seats--(60 total; 21 indirectly elected by functional constituencies, 18 directly elected, 18 appointed by governor, 3 ex officio members) indirect elections--number of seats by functional constituency NA;
• direct elections--UDHK 12, Meeting Point 2, ADPL 1, other 3;
• note--direct elections were held for the first time in September 1991

5,000 (est.) cadres affiliated with Communist Party of China Federation of Trade Unions (pro-China), Hong Kong and Kowloon Trade Union Council (pro-Taiwan), Confederation of Trade Unions (prodemocracy), Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (pro-China), Federation of Hong Kong Industries, Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union, Hong Kong Alliance in Support of the Patriotic Democratic Movement in China

• as a dependent territory of the UK, the interests of Hong Kong in the US are represented by the UK;
• US--Consul General Richard L. WILLIAMS;
• Consulate General at 26 Garden Road, Hong Kong (mailing address is Box 30, Hong Kong, or FPO San Francisco 96659-0002);
• telephone [852] (5) 845-1598

• blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant with the Hong Kong coat of arms on a white disk centered on the outer half of the flag;
• the coat of arms contains a shield (bearing two junks below a crown) held by a lion (representing the UK) and a dragon (representing China) with another lion above the shield and a banner bearing the words HONG KONG below the shield

• $80.3 billion (f.o.b., 1990), including reexports of $51.2 billion;
• commodities--clothing, textile yarn and fabric, footwear, electrical appliances, watches and clocks, toys;
• partners--US 32%, China 19%, FRG 7%, UK 6%, Japan 6% (1989)

• $79.5 billion (c.i.f., 1990);
• commodities--foodstuffs, transport equipment, raw materials, semimanufactures, petroleum;
• partners--China 35%, Japan 17%, Taiwan 9%, US 8% (1989)

• minor role in the economy;
• rice, vegetables, dairy products;
• less than 20% self-sufficient;
• shortages of rice, wheat, water

• Hong Kong dollars (HK$) per US$--7.800 (March 1989), 7.810 (1988), 7.760 (1987), 7.795 (1986), 7.811 (1985);
• note--linked to the US dollar at the rate of about 7.8 HK$ per 1 US$ since 1985

• 2 total;
• 2 usable;
• 2 with permanent-surface runways;
• none with runways over 3,659 m;
• 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
• none with runways 1,220-2,439 m

• modern facilities provide excellent domestic and international services;
• 3,000,000 telephones;
• microwave transmission links and extensive optical fiber transmission network;
• stations--6 AM, 6 FM, 4 TV;
• 1 British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) relay station and 1 British Forces Broadcasting Service relay station;
• 2,500,000 radio receivers;
• 1,312,000 TV sets (1,224,000 color TV sets);
• satellite earth stations--1 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT and 2 Indian Ocean INTELSAT;
• coaxial cable to Guangzhou, China;
• links to 5 international submarine cables providing access to ASEAN member nations, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, Middle East, and Western Europe

• males 15-49, 1,718,112;
• 1,328,230 fit for military service;
• 45,437 reach military age (18) annually