hong

American  

[hong] / hɒŋ /

noun

1. (in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.

2. one of the factories under foreign ownership formerly maintained at Canton.

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hong British  

/ hɒŋ /

noun

1. (in China) a factory, warehouse, etc

2. (formerly, in Canton) a foreign commercial establishment

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Etymology

Origin of hong

1720–30; < dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) hòhng, equivalent to Chinese háng row of shops

Example Sentences

Shares in the Tesla supplier rose 9.3% in Hong Kong.

From The Wall Street Journal

Japan's Nikkei 225 was 3.3% higher, while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong was up by 1.7% and South Korea's Kospi gained 6.2%.

From BBC

The company listed in Hong Kong last May, and its shares have nearly doubled from their listing price.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hong Leong maintains its overweight rating on Malaysia’s oil and gas sector amid improving oil-price dynamics.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jon Rahm produced a final-round 64 to claim victory at the LIV Golf event in Hong Kong as he beat Thomas Detry - one of the players he helped leave the Middle East - to the title.

From BBC