I am going to reach and say that the poster means to describe Hong Kong as Kowloon & Hong Kong Island. I have never been there, I am just here to try clarifying.
I've been there a few times. My fiancee was born and raised on Hong Kong.
It's true that the protests also involve the Kowloon side, and even the New Territories, but it's also perfectly reasonable to refer to Hong Kong as an island, because everything else isn't actually Hong Kong proper.
It's true that the protests also involve the Kowloon side, and even the New Territories, but it's also perfectly reasonable to refer to Hong Kong as an island, because everything else isn't actually Hong Kong proper.