The birth of the Hong Kong dollar was in 1846, when the city’s first bank, Oriental Bank, issued the first banknote. Hong Kong’s currency now comprises coins ... the same colour as the HK$ ...

HONG KONG: The Hong Kong dollar’s gains against the greenback are expected to peak this month, after getting a boost from hefty dividend payments from firms listed on the city’s stock exchange.

Hong Kong had no currency of its own when it first became a British colony; it was using foreign currencies, such as Chinese copper coins and Mexican dollars ... As the 1997 handover approached ...