Hong Kong loses its exceptions, China

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 31 March 2018 at 10:33:09 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 25 January 2019 at 03:00:11 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 24 June 2020 at 10:33:26 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Urban, coastal, archipelago, China
Fig. 1 - S2 (25.01.2019) - Hong Kong became a British colony from 1842 to 1997 with a British style of government.
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Fig. 2 - S1 (31.03.2018) - It counts 7 millions inhabitants, with a very high GDP per capita and globally the 3rd financial area.
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Fig. 3 - S2 (25.01.2019) - It was supposed to keep its autonomy and distinct democratic system for 50 years.
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Fig. 4 - S1 (26.06.2020) - It is losing its exceptions at a fast pace.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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