1. formerly a Crown Colony on the coast of southern China in Guangdong province; leased by China to Britain in 1842 and returned in 1997; one of the world's leading commercial centers;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Hong Kong
n 1: formerly a Crown Colony on the coast of southern China in
Guangdong province; leased by China to Britain in 1842 and
returned in 1997; one of the world's leading commercial
centers