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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 none; abbreviated HK
1991 none; abbreviated HK
1992 none; abbreviated HK
1993 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Hong Kong
1994 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Hong Kong
1995 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Hong Kong
1996 conventional long form: none conventional short form: Hong Kong abbreviation: HK
1997 conventional long form : none conventional short form: Hong Kong abbreviation : HK
1998 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conventional short form: Hong Kong local long form: Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu local short form: Xianggang abbreviation: HK
1999 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conventional short form: Hong Kong local long form: Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu local short form: Xianggang abbreviation: HK
2000 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conventional short form: Hong Kong local long form: Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu local short form: Xianggang abbreviation: HK
2001 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conventional short form: Hong Kong local long form: Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu local short form: Xianggang abbreviation: HK
2002 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conventional short form: Hong Kong local short form: Xianggang local long form: Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu abbreviation: HK
2003 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conventional short form: Hong Kong local short form: Xianggang local long form: Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu abbreviation: HK
2004 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conventional short form: Hong Kong local long form: Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu local short form: Xianggang abbreviation: HK
2005 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conventional short form: Hong Kong local long form: Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu local short form: Xianggang abbreviation: HK
2006 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conventional short form: Hong Kong local long form: Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu local short form: Xianggang abbreviation: HK
2007 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conventional short form: Hong Kong local long form: Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu local short form: Xianggang abbreviation: HK
2008 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conventional short form: Hong Kong local long form: Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu local short form: Xianggang abbreviation: HK
2009 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conventional short form: Hong Kong local long form: Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu local short form: Xianggang abbreviation: HK
2010 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conventional short form: Hong Kong local long form: Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu local short form: Xianggang abbreviation: HK
2011 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conventional short form: Hong Kong official long form: Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu official short form: Xianggang abbreviation: HK
2012 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conventional short form: Hong Kong official long form: Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu official short form: Xianggang abbreviation: HK
2013 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conventional short form: Hong Kong official long form: Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu official short form: Xianggang abbreviation: HK
2014 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conventional short form: Hong Kong official long form: Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu official short form: Xianggang abbreviation: HK
2015 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | conventional short form: Hong Kong | local long form: Heung Kong Takpit Hangching Ku (Eitel/Dyer-Ball); Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu (Hanyu Pinyin) | local short form: Heung Kong (Eitel/Dyer-Ball); Xianggang (Hanyu Pinyin) | abbreviation: HK
2016 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | conventional short form: Hong Kong | local long form: Heung Kong Takpit Hangching Ku (Eitel/Dyer-Ball); Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu (Hanyu Pinyin) | local short form: Heung Kong (Eitel/Dyer-Ball); Xianggang (Hanyu Pinyin) | abbreviation: HK | etymology: probably an imprecise phonetic rendering of the Cantonese name meaning "fragrant harbor"
2017 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | conventional short form: Hong Kong | local long form: Heung Kong Takpit Hangching Ku (Eitel/Dyer-Ball); Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu (Hanyu Pinyin) | local short form: Heung Kong (Eitel/Dyer-Ball); Xianggang (Hanyu Pinyin) | abbreviation: HK | etymology: probably an imprecise phonetic rendering of the Cantonese name meaning "fragrant harbor"
2018 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | conventional short form: Hong Kong | local long form: Heung Kong Takpit Hangching Ku (Eitel/Dyer-Ball) | local short form: Heung Kong (Eitel/Dyer-Ball) | abbreviation: HK | etymology: probably an imprecise phonetic rendering of the Cantonese name meaning "fragrant harbor" | Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu (Hanyu Pinyin) Xianggang (Hanyu Pinyin)
2019 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | conventional short form: Hong Kong | local long form: Heung Kong Takpit Hangching Ku (Eitel/Dyer-Ball) | local short form: Heung Kong (Eitel/Dyer-Ball) | abbreviation: HK | etymology: probably an imprecise phonetic rendering of the Cantonese name meaning "fragrant harbor"
2020 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | conventional short form: Hong Kong | local long form: Heung Kong Takpit Hangching Ku (Eitel/Dyer-Ball) | local short form: Heung Kong (Eitel/Dyer-Ball) | abbreviation: HK | etymology: probably an imprecise phonetic rendering of the Cantonese name meaning "fragrant harbor"
2021 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conventional short form: Hong Kong local long form: Heung Kong Takpit Hangching Ku (Eitel/Dyer-Ball) local short form: Heung Kong (Eitel/Dyer-Ball) abbreviation: HK etymology: probably an imprecise phonetic rendering of the Cantonese name meaning "fragrant harbor"
2022 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conventional short form: Hong Kong local long form: Heung Kong Takpit Hangching Ku (Eitel/Dyer-Ball) local short form: Heung Kong (Eitel/Dyer-Ball) abbreviation: HK etymology: probably an imprecise phonetic rendering of the Cantonese name meaning "fragrant harbor"
2023 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conventional short form: Hong Kong local long form: Heung Kong Takpit Hangching Ku (Eitel/Dyer-Ball) local short form: Heung Kong (Eitel/Dyer-Ball) abbreviation: HK etymology: probably an imprecise phonetic rendering of the Cantonese name meaning "fragrant harbor"
2024 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conventional short form: Hong Kong local long form: Heung Kong Takpit Hangching Ku (Eitel/Dyer-Ball) local short form: Heung Kong (Eitel/Dyer-Ball) abbreviation: HK etymology: probably an imprecise phonetic rendering of the Cantonese name meaning "fragrant harbor"
2025 conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conventional short form: Hong Kong local long form: Heung Kong Takpit Hangching Ku (Eitel/Dyer-Ball) local short form: Heung Kong (Eitel/Dyer-Ball) abbreviation: HK etymology: probably an imprecise phonetic rendering of the Cantonese name meaning "fragrant harbor"