It is said that "Hong Kong" is an approximate transliteration of the Chinese name based on its Cantonese pronunciation, nevertheless the Hakka pronunciation, which is romanised as hiong1 gong3 (IPA:), sounds closer to the English transliteration.
It is said that "Hong Kong" is an approximate transliteration of the Chinese name based on its Cantonese pronunciation. Nevertheless the Hakka pronunciation, which is romanised as hiong1 gong3 (IPA:), sounds closer to the English transliteration.