Local short name form

Official name

Area

Population

Capital

Currency

International telephone access code

ISO 3166 country codes

Car nationality plate code

Internet country code

GRC Country Code

   1,234.45

(where . indicates the decimal separator and , the thousands separator)

   Note: This section last updated 29th April 2021

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Chinese separators (d日m月yyyy年) are also used.

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The official languages are English (59 000 speakers) and Yue Chinese (Cantonese, 5 292 000 speakers). Also spoken are Hakka Chinese , Macanese , Mandarin Chinese and Min Nan Chinese .

Chinese names are written in the order family name + given name + generational name. Mao Zedong was Mr Mao and not Mr Zedong. A generational name is one that is shared with siblings and first cousins on the paternal line, and is not always used. For full details, please refer to the chapter on China.

Tables of names can be acquired: given names , surnames/family names , family name prefixes , forms of address , job titles

Hong Kong company types include:

   Company Limited (Co. Ltd)
   Corporation (Corp.)
   Limited (Ltd, 有限公司)
   Unlimited (Unltd, Ultd, 無限公司)

Comprehensive tables of these strings can be acquired – see http://www.grcdi.nl/addresses.htm

According to the Hong Kong postal authorities, addresses should always include:

   - Name of addressee
   - Flat and floor numbers
   - Name of building
   - Number of building and name of street
   - Name of village, town or district in upper case
   - HONG KONG, KOWLOON or NEW TERRITORIES as appropriate (in upper case).  

The format is:

   Addressee
   Flat number[, ]Floor number[, ]Building name
   house number[ ]Thoroughfare name
   Village, town or district
   PART OF HONG KONG

For example:

In reality, addresses are often found without all of these elements.

For post office box addresses, the required elements are:

   - Name of addressee
   - Post office box number
   - Name of post office where the box is located in upper case
   - HONG KONG, KOWLOON or NEW TERRITORIES as appropriate (in upper case).  

The format is:

   Addressee
   [P.O. Box ]number
   POST OFFICE NAME
   PART OF HONG KONG

For example:

A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired

This is written often as G.P.O. Box.

Post office boxes in Hong Kong. Source: Wikipedia

   Note: This section last updated 11th April 2020

Hong Kong has no postal code system. China Post uses the domestic postal code 999077 for post to Hong Kong.

Hong Kong - Postal code format graphic

Hong Kong - Postal code format

Hong Kong - Postal code specifics

Hong Kong - Postal code regular expression

Hong Kong - Postal code level of coverage

Hong Kong - Postal code map

   Note: This section last updated 4th June 2011

Hong Kong has 18 districts . They may be found in addresses. They are:

Central and Western

Eastern

Islands

Kowloon City

Kwai Tsing

Kwun Tong

North

Sai Kung

Sham Shui Po

Sha Tin

Southern

Tai Po

Tsuen Wan

Tuen Mun

Wan Chai

Wong Tai Sin

Yau Tsim Mong

Yuen Long

Administrative districts graphic

Hong Kong telephone numbers have no area codes. Subscriber numbers have 8 digits. Mobile numbers begin with one of these number sequences: 17, 51, 53-54, 56, 59, 6 or 901-989.

Tables of telephone number information/formats can be acquired – see http://www.grcdi.nl/telephone.htm