Hong Kong from Above

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : In this aerial compilation created by AirVuz you’ll soar over Hong Kong. Officially the Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, this territory has the largest number of skyscrapers in the world. Made up of four parts: Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula, the New Territories and Outlying Islands you’ll see drone footage of the entire region. Popular destinations like Victoria Peak, Lantau Island, and Lamma Island are all filmed from a new perspective.

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HONG KONG

OFFICIALLY THE SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

WITH OVER 7.4 MILLION PEOPLE LIVING IN A 1,104 SQUARE KILOMETER AREA,

HK IS CURRENTLY THE WORLD'S 4TH MOST DENSELY POPULATED REGION.

TRANSLATING TO "FRAGRANT HARBOR" BECAUSE OF ITS LOCATION ON THE WATER,

HONG KONG IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST TRADING ENTITIES AND BUSIEST PORTS.

VICTORIA HARBOUR IS BUSTLING DAY TO NIGHT WITH BOATS, CRUISE SHIPS AND THE HISTORIC STAR FERRY.

THE TERRITORY OF HONG KONG CONSISTS OF MULTIPLE PARTS:

HONG KONG ISLAND, HOME TO THE FAMOUS VICTORIA PEAK

KOWLOON PENINSULA

THE NEW TERRITORIES, LIKE LANTAU ISLAND WITH THE PO LIN MONASTERY AND TIAN TAN BUDDHA

AND THE OUTLYING ISLANDS

HONG KONG IS COMPRISED OF 263 ISLANDS. ONE IS LAMMA ISLAND.

AND WHILE HONG KONG DOES HAVE THE LARGEST NUMBER OF SKYSCRAPERS IN THE WORLD

OVER 70% OF THE TERRITORY IS COVERED IN PARKS AND SPRAWLING MOUNTAINS

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Sources

“Discover Hong Kong Homepage.” 香港旅遊發展局網站, 2018, www.discoverhongkong.com/us/index.jsp.

“Hong Kong Travel Guide.” Hong Kong Travel Guide, Nov. 2018, www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/hongkong/.

“Hong Kong.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Nov. 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong.

Lonely Planet. “Hong Kong Travel.” Lonely Planet, Lonely Planet, www.lonelyplanet.com/china/hong-kong.

“25 Fun Facts about Hong Kong.” Expat Living Hong Kong, 22 Sept. 2017, expatliving.hk/25-fun-facts-about-hong-kong/.

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