<P> Ethnic minorities, excluding those of European ancestry, have marginal representation in government and are often discriminated against while seeking housing, education, and employment opportunities . Employment vacancies and public service appointments frequently have language requirements, which minority job seekers frequently fail to meet, while language education resources remain inadequate for Chinese learners . Foreign domestic helpers, predominantly women from the Philippines and Indonesia, have little protection under territorial law . Although residing and working in Hong Kong, workers of this class are not treated as ordinarily resident, barring them from eligibility for right of abode . </P> <P> The Joint Declaration guarantees the functioning of the Basic Law only for 50 years after the transfer of sovereignty . It does not specify how Hong Kong is to be governed after 2047, and how the central government will determine the territory's system of government past this point is the subject of political debate and speculation . It is possible that Hong Kong's political and judicial systems will be reintegrated with China's at this date or the territory may have its autonomy extended for a further period of time . </P> <P> Hong Kong is located on the southern coast of China, 60 km (37 mi) east of Macau, at the mouth of the Pearl River estuary on its eastern side . It is surrounded by the South China Sea on all sides except its northern boundary, which neighbours the Guangdong city of Shenzhen along the Sham Chun River . The territory's 2,755 km (1,064 sq mi) area consists of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula, the New Territories, Lantau Island, and over 200 other offshore islands . Of the total area, 1,106 km (427 sq mi) is land and 1,649 km (637 sq mi) is water . The territory's highest point is Tai Mo Shan, at 957 metres (3,140 ft) above sea level . Urban development is concentrated on Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong Island, and in new towns located throughout the New Territories . Much of this is built on reclaimed land, due to the lack of developable flat land; an area of 70 km (27 sq mi), representing 6 per cent of total land or about 25 per cent of developed space in the territory, is reclaimed from the sea . </P> <P> Undeveloped terrain is largely hilly to mountainous with very little flat land, consisting mostly of grassland, woodland, shrubland, or is used for agriculture . About 40 per cent of the remaining land area is reserved as country parks and nature reserves . The territory has a highly diverse ecosystem: over 3,000 species of vascular plants occur in the region, 300 of which are native to Hong Kong, as well as thousands of other insect, avian, and marine species . </P>

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