Hong Kong special administrative region of the people's Republic of China is one of the leading financial centers of Asia and the world. Hong Kong is located on the Kowloon Peninsula, from the West, South and East washed by the South China sea, as well as on more than 260 Islands, the largest of which are Hong Kong (the location of the Supreme authorities and the financial center of the territory), Lantau and lamma. In the North, Hong Kong borders the Shenzhen special economic zone within the Chinese province of Guangdong.