Since natural gas is odorless and colorless in its natural form, a distinctive odorant called mercaptan is added to help you detect a gas leak. Mercaptan makes the gas smell like sulfur or ârotten eggsâ. INDOOR GAS LEAKS. If you smell a faint gas odor near an appliance: Check all pilot lights.
Hong Kong is located in eastern Asia. It borders the South China Sea to the south, west, and east, and shares a land border with mainland China to the north.It consists of 4 main areas: Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, the New Territories, and the Outlying Islands.Kowloon and the New Territories are on a peninsula, accounting for the bulk of Hong Kong's land. The New Territories link Hong Kong to mainland China.The Outlying Islands are made up of 234 islands in the proximity of Hong Kong, excluding Hong Kong Island where the capital city (Hong Kong) is located; the island is in the southern part of the territory.he New Territories link Hong Kong to mainland China. The Outlying Islands are made up of 234 islands in the proximity of Hong Kong, excluding Hong Kong Island where the capital city (Hong Kong) is located; the island is in the southern part of the territory.
Kowloon is the name of the peninsula in Hong Kong. There are 3 major areas within Hong Kong : Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula and the rest known as New Territories. These 3 came to exist as a result of how these areas were ceded or leased to Britain one by one back in 1840's. longliveabcdefg Â· 7 years ago.