Editing Hong Kong (section)

== Etymology ==
{{Infobox Chinese
| title = Hong Kong
| c = 香港
| l = "Fragrant Harbour"<ref name="HerbariumName">{{cite web |url=http://www.herbarium.gov.hk/SpecialTopicsDetails.aspx?oneId=10&SectionId=1 |title=Aquilaria sinensis and origin of the name of Hong Kong |publisher=[[Hong Kong Herbarium]] |access-date=21 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040456/http://www.herbarium.gov.hk/SpecialTopicsDetails.aspx?oneId=10&SectionId=1 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="CarrollHKName">{{harvnb|Carroll|2007|p=1}}</ref>
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| y = {{unbulleted list|{{Audio|Yue-heung1gong2.ogg|Hēunggóng|help=no}}|''or''|Hèunggóng}}
| j = hoeng1 gong2
| gd = {{tone superscript|Hêng1gong2}}
| h = {{tone superscript|Hiong1gong3}}
| p = Xiānggǎng
| w = {{tone superscript|Hsiang1-kang3}}
| bpmf = ㄒㄧㄤ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ㄍㄤˇ
| gr = Shianggaang
| myr = Syānggǎng
| mi = {{IPAc-cmn|x|iang|1|.|g|ang|3}}
| wuu = shian<sup>平</sup>kaon<sup>上</sup>
| poj = Hiong-káng
| pic2 = Hong Kong in Chinese 2.svg
| piccap2 = "Hong Kong" in Chinese characters
| picupright2 = 0.45
| picsize2 = 100px
| altname = Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
| t2 = {{unbulleted list|香港特別行政區|(香港特區)}}
| s2 = {{unbulleted list|香港特别行政区|(香港特区)}}
| y2 = {{unbulleted list|Hēunggóng Dahkbiht Hàhngjingkēui|(Hēunggóng Dahkkēui)|''or''|Hèunggóng Dahkbiht Hàhngjingkēui|(Hèunggóng Dahkkēui)}}
| j2 = {{unbulleted list|hoeng1 gong2 dak6 bit6 hang4 zing3 keoi1|(hoeng1 gong2 dak6 keoi1)}}
| gd2 = {{unbulleted list|{{tone superscript|Hêng1gong2 Deg6⁠bid6 Heng4⁠jing3⁠kêu1|(Hêng1gong2 Deg6kêu1)}}}}
| ci2 = {{unbulleted list|{{IPA|yue|hœ́ːŋ.kɔ̌ːŋ tɐ̀k̚.pìːt̚ hɐ̏ŋ.tsēŋ.kʰɵ́y|}}|({{IPA|yue|hœ́ːŋ.kɔ̌ːŋ tɐ̀k̚.kʰɵ́y|}})|''or''|{{IPA|yue|hœ̂ːŋ.kɔ̌ːŋ tɐ̀k̚.pìːt̚ hɐ̏ŋ.tsēŋ.kʰɵ́y|}}|({{IPA|yue|hœ̂ːŋ.kɔ̌ːŋ tɐ̀k̚.kʰɵ́y|}})}}
| h2 = {{unbulleted list|{{tone superscript|Hiong1gong3 Tet6⁠piet6 Hang2⁠zin4⁠ki1|(Hiong1gong3 Tet6ki1)}}}}
| w2 = {{unbulleted list|{{tone superscript|Hsiang1-kang3 T}}{{wg-apos}}{{tone superscript|e4-⁠pieh2 Hsing2-⁠cheng4-⁠ch}}{{wg-apos}}{{tone superscript|ü1}}|{{tone superscript|(Hsiang1-kang3 T}}{{wg-apos}}{{tone superscript|e4-ch}}{{wg-apos}}{{tone superscript|ü1)}}}}
| p2 = {{unbulleted list|Xiānggǎng Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū|(Xiānggǎng Tèqū)}}
| gr2 = {{unbulleted list|Shianggaang Tehbye Shyngjenqchiu|(Shianggaang Tehchiu)}}
| bpmf2 = {{unbulleted list|ㄒㄧㄤ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ㄍㄤˇ|ㄊㄜˋ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ㄅㄧㄝˊ|ㄒㄧㄥˊ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ㄓㄥˋ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ㄑㄩ|(ㄒㄧㄤ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ㄍㄤˇ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ㄊㄜˋ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ㄑㄩ)}}
| myr2 = {{unbulleted list|Syāngggǎng Tèbyé Syíngjèngchyū|(Syānggǎng Tèchyū)}}
| mi2 = {{unbulleted list|{{IPAc-cmn|x|iang|1|.|g|ang|3|-|t|e|4|.|b|ie|2|-|x|ing|2|.|zh|eng|4|.|qu|1|}}|({{IPAc-cmn|x|iang|1|.|g|ang|3|-|t|e|4|.|q|u|1|}})}}
| wuu2 = {{unbulleted list|shian<sup>平</sup>kaon<sup>上</sup> deh<sup>入</sup>⁠bih<sup>入</sup>|ghan<sup>平</sup>⁠tsen<sup>去</sup>⁠chiu<sup>平</sup>|(shian<sup>平</sup>kaon<sup>上</sup> deh<sup>入</sup>chiu<sup>平</sup>)}}
| poj2 = {{unbulleted list|Hiong-káng Te̍k-⁠pia̍t Hêng-⁠chèng-⁠khu|(Hiong-káng Te̍k-khu)}}
| showflag = jy
}}<!-- [[Name of Hong Kong]] redirects here -->

The name of the territory, first [[Romanization|romanised]] as "He-Ong-Kong" in 1780,<ref>{{harvnb|Empson|1992|p=94}}.</ref> originally referred to a small inlet located between [[Ap Lei Chau|Aberdeen Island]] and the southern coast of Hong Kong Island. [[Aberdeen, Hong Kong|Aberdeen]] was an initial point of contact between British sailors and local fishermen.<ref>{{harvnb|Bishop|Roberts|1997|p=218}}.</ref> Although the source of the romanised name is unknown, it is generally believed to be an early phonetic rendering of the [[Cantonese]] (or [[Tanka people#Dialect|Tanka Cantonese]]) phrase ''hēung góng''. The name translates as "fragrant harbour" or "incense harbour".<ref name="HerbariumName" /><ref name="CarrollHKName" /><ref name="etym">{{harvnb|Room|2005|p=168}}.</ref> "Fragrant" may refer to the sweet taste of the harbour's freshwater influx from the Pearl River or to the odour from incense factories lining the coast of northern [[Kowloon]]. The incense was stored near Aberdeen Harbour for export before [[Victoria Harbour]] was developed.<ref name="etym" /> [[John Francis Davis|Sir John Davis]] (the second colonial governor) offered an alternative origin; Davis said that the name derived from "Hoong-keang" ("red torrent"), reflecting the colour of soil over which a waterfall on the island flowed.<ref>{{harvnb|Davis|1841|p=6}}.</ref>

The simplified name ''Hong Kong'' was frequently used by 1810.<ref>{{harvnb|Empson|1992|p=96}}.</ref> The name was also commonly written as the single word ''Hongkong'' until 1926, when the government officially adopted the two-word name.<ref>{{harvnb|Hong Kong Government Gazette|1926}}, No. 479.</ref> Some corporations founded during the early colonial era still keep this name, including [[Hongkong Land]], [[Hongkong Electric Company]], [[Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels]] and [[the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation]] (HSBC).<ref>{{harvnb|HSH Annual Report|2017|p=6}}.</ref><ref name="HSBC">{{harvnb|HSBC Annual Report|2011|p=2}}.</ref>