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.
Definition of HONG KONG. 1. special administrative region China on SE coast E of mouth of Zhu River including Hong Kong Island, Jiulong Peninsula & New Territories, & nearby islands; formerly a British crown colony with Victoria as â area 424 square miles (1098 square kilometers), pop 6,708,389.2.. special administrative region China on SE coast E of mouth of Zhu River including Hong Kong Island, Jiulong Peninsula & New Territories, & nearby islands; formerly a British crown colony with Victoria as â area 424 square miles (1098 square kilometers), pop 6,708,389. 2.