Key Statistics

 

Official Name – Special administrative regions of China

Capital – Hong Kong City

Independence – 1841

Population – 7,961,200

Total Area – 1,104 km

Language Spoken – Chinese, English

 

Climate –

Summer (Dec/Feb) 28 – 32

Autumn (Mar/May) 23 – 28

Winter (Jun/Aug) 10 – 20

Spring (Sept/Nov) 18 – 25

 

Economic Indicators

 

Currency – Hong Kong dollar (HKD)

Central Bank – Hong Kong Monetary Authority

GDP – 364742 Billion US$

Inflation – 3.8%

 

Unemployment Rate – 3.5%

GDP Composition by Sector –

Agriculture: 0%

Industry: 7%

Services: 92.6% (2011 estimate)

 

Major Industries By Rating –

Many factors contribute towards Hong Kong’s international reputation as both a leading manufacturing complex and a major commercial center within Asia.

 

Textiles

Clothing

Toys

Timepieces

Jewellery

 

Biggest Companies in Hong Kong are as following –

China Mobile (Telecommunications services)

Cnooc (Oil & Gas Operations)

Hutchison Whampoa (Conglomerates)

Jardine Matheson (Conglomerates)

AIA Group (Life & Health Insurance)

China Unicom (Telecommunications services)

BOC Hong Kong (Major Banks)

 

The Major Export Items & Its classifications are as follow –

Electrical machinery and appliances

Textiles

Apparel

Footwear

Watches and clocks

Toys

Plastics

 

Source –

GDP                                                 

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/index.htm

Central Bank                                                

http://www.bis.org/cbanks.htm

GDP Composition by Sector          

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

Inflation                                       

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/index.htm

Unemployment Rate                           

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/index.htm

Biggest Companies                                        

http://www.forbes.com/lists/

The Major Export Items & Its Classification

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/