The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, generally shortened to Hong Kong, is one of the two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China, the other being Macau. It usually participates in international events under the name, Hong Kong, China. Under the policy of the One Country, Two Systems, Hong Kong enjoys a considerable degree of autonomy from the Mainland, as well as continuing to have its own legal system, currency, customs, immigration authorities, and its own rule of the road, with traffic continuing to drive on the left, for example. Only national defence and diplomatic relations are responsibilities of the central government in Beijing, China's capital city. Hong Kong ranks 3rd in Asia's most expensive cities (cities with the highest cost of living) list, only lagged behind two Japanese metropolises --- Tokyo, Japan's capital city, and Osaka. Hong Kong also ranks 5th in the world's most expensive cities list, with the Japanese capital sits on top of the list (as in 2004). Nevertheless, Hong Kong is still China's most expensive city to live in, and is the gateway to Mainland China.

• Manhattan of the East --- Hong Kong's dazzling Victoria Harbour and soaring skyscrapers.