eral assessment: modern facilities provide excellent
domestic and international services domestic: microwave radio relay
links and extensive fiber-optic network international: satellite earth
stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Pacific Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); coaxial
cable to Guangzhou, China; access to 5 international submarine cables
providing connections to ASEAN member nations, Japan, Taiwan, Australia,
Middle East, and Western Europe

Radio broadcast stations: AM 7, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)

Radios: 4.45 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations: 4 (plus two repeaters) (1997)

Televisions: 1.84 million (1997)

Internet country code: .hk

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 17 (2000)

Internet users: 3.93 million (2001)

Transportation Hong Kong

Railways: total: 34 km standard gauge: 34 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified
and double-tracked) note: connects to China railway system at Hong
Kong-China border (2001)

Highways: total: 1,831 km paved: 1,831 km unpaved: 0 km (1997)

Waterways: none

Ports and harbors: Hong Kong

Merchant marine: total: 433 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 13,539,257
GRT/22,682,757 DWT ships by type: barge carrier 1, bulk 264, cargo 38,
chemical tanker 10, combination bulk 2, container 73, liquefied gas 8,
multi-functional large-load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 32, refrigerated
cargo 1, short-sea passenger 1, vehicle carrier 2 note: includes some
foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 5,
Belize 1, British Virgin Islands 1, China 115, Denmark 2, Germany 19,
Greece 2, India 8, Japan 8, Liberia 1, Malaysia 7, Norway 1, Panama 2,
Philippines 5, Singapore 7, South Korea 2, Taiwan 1, United Kingdom 27,
Virgin Islands (UK) 1 (2002 est.)

Airports: 3 (2001)

Airports - with paved runways: total: 3 over 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2001)

Heliports: 2 (2001)

Military Hong Kong

Military branches: no regular indigenous military forces; Hong Kong
garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) including elements
of the PLA Ground Forces, PLA Navy, and PLA Air Force; these forces are
under the direct leadership of the Central Military Commission in Beijing
and under administrative control of the adjacent Guangzhou Military Region

Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age (2002 est.)

Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 2,028,208 (2002 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: