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Hong
Kong has more than 5.5 million people and a residential population
density of more than 1,000 people per hectare (2.5 acres). Hong Kong
Island and the New Territories make up 1,040 square kilometers
(roughly six times the size and nearly twice the average population
density of Washington, D.C.). As one of the "Asian Tigers," Hong Kong
has experienced phenomenal growth; its population enjoys a gross
national product of more than $23,000* per capita. Although
the Hong Kong government generally takes a laissez-faire approach to
industry, it has substantially strengthened its environmental policies
and programs since the late l980s. The Government of Hong Kong has
programs intended specifically to provide environmental information to
the public, although some nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have
complained that the public is not afforded an adequate opportunity to
provide input to environmental policies.
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