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 | | Hong Kong was a (The people of Great Britain) British (A British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor) crown colony until 1 July 1997, when it was returned to Chinese rule. |
 | | Hong Kong is by population the fourth largest (Click link for more info and facts about metropolitan area) metropolitan area of the PRC (see (Click link for more info and facts about List of cities in China) List of cities in China). |
 | | Hong Kong has a (The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year) fertility rate of.94 children per woman, one of the lowest in the world, and far below the 2.1 children per woman required to maintain an even population level. |
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