Population: 7,153,519 (July 2012 est.)
Languages spoken: Cantonese (official) 90.8%, English (official) 2.8%.
GDP (estimate): US$350.4 billion
Average per capita income: $49,300 (2011 est.)
Size of country: 1104 sq km
Demographic information:
Average age:
Total population: 43.4 years
Male: 42.8 years
Female: 43.8 years
(2011 est.)
Average life expectancy:
Total population: 82.12 years
Male: 79.39 years
Female: 85.05 years
(2012 est.)
Population group by age:
0-14 years: 11.6per cent
15-64 years: 74.8 per cent
65 years and over: 13.5 per cent
(2011 est.)
Total annual retail sales (excluding motor vehicles) - convert to US$: US$ 52,267.81 Million ( Year on year)
Top retail companies:
AS Watson & Co Ltd
Stories: 10,000
Staff: 100,000
Turnover: US$750 million
Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd
Retail Chains, supermarkets
Stores 247 (in Hong Kong), 2570 ( worldwide)
Staff: 56,800
Turnover: US$10 billion
China Resources Holdings (HK) Co Ltd
Stores: 2650
Staff: 300,000
Turnover: US$20,700 million
Largest shopping centres:
Harbour City: 185.800 sqm Canton Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui
Megabox: 100,000 sqm 38 Wang Chiu Rd, Kowloon Bay
Festival Walk: 91,000 sqm Kowloon Tong MTR Station
Times Square Mall: 83,700 sqm 1 Matheson St, Causeway Bay
Pacific Place: 66,000 sqm 88 Queensway, Admiralty.
The Landmark: Des Voeux Rd, Central, Hong Kong. |
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