Hong Kong maintains a separate political system from China.
Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People 's Republic of China , is an autonomous territory on the Pearl River Delta of China.
An autonomous administrative division -LRB- also referred to as an autonomous area , entity , unit , region , subdivision , or territory -RRB- is a subdivision or dependent territory of a country that has a degree of self-governance , or autonomy , from an external authority.
