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	Hong Kong is a former featured article. Please see the links under Article milestones below for its original nomination page (for older articles, check the nomination archive) and why it was removed.
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	This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on September 7, 2005.
Article milestones Date Process Result July 12, 2005 Featured article candidate Promoted July 7, 2008 Featured article review Demoted November 14, 2009 Good article nominee Listed February 20, 2010 Featured article candidate Not promoted August 31, 2010 Featured article candidate Not promoted October 7, 2010 Peer review Reviewed October 23, 2010 Featured article candidate Not promoted June 18, 2012 Peer review Reviewed June 16, 2013 Good article reassessment Kept May 1, 2016 Featured topic candidate Not promoted March 5, 2018 Peer review Reviewed April 21, 2018 Featured article candidate Not promoted July 31, 2018 Featured article candidate Not promoted October 17, 2018 Guild of Copy Editors Copyedited November 3, 2018 Peer review Not reviewed Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on July 1, 2004, July 1, 2005, July 1, 2006, August 29, 2013, August 29, 2015, August 29, 2017, August 29, 2018, and August 29, 2022. Current status: Former featured article, current good article

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should it be referred to as a country

should the first line of the article be changed from "is a special administrative region of China" to "Is a country on the coast of China"? Because Hong Kong is considered a country to the people living there. ~2025-37320-30 (talk) 22:51, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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please change the line "is a special administrative region of China." To "Is a country on the coast of China." Because Hong Kong is considered a country to the people living there. ~2025-37320-30 (talk) 16:44, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: One country, two systems. Hong Kong, along with Macau, is a special administrative region. Hacked (Talk|Contribs) 16:47, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]