| 100% | BIGBUDDHA | 9 | Bronze religious figure and staircase in Hong Kong |
| 35% | HUMID | 5 | Like summers in Hong Kong |
| 35% | CANTONESE | 9 | Language spoken in Hong Kong |
| 35% | CANTONESE | 9 | Language used in Hong Kong |
| 34% | HSBC | 4 | London-based financial corp. founded in Hong Kong |
| 34% | TAIPAN | 6 | Clavell novel set in Hong Kong |
| 34% | SMOG | 4 | Major visibility problem in Hong Kong |
| 34% | UNRULY | 6 | Like the protests in Hong Kong |
| 34% | CANTONESE | 9 | Official dialect spoken in Hong Kong |
| 34% | BAMBOOPOLES | 11 | Common scaffolding components in Hong Kong |
| 34% | CARDINAL | 8 | Religious figure in red |
| 34% | TAIPAN | 6 | 1966 best seller set in Hong Kong |
| 34% | PHOOEY | 6 | Penrod Pooch fights crime in Hong Kong __ |
| 34% | CANTONESE | 9 | Regional language widely spoken in Hong Kong |
| 34% | HSBC | 4 | British financial giant founded in Hong Kong |
| 34% | TAIPAN | 6 | James Clavell novel set in Hong Kong |
| 33% | HSBC | 4 | Banking giant which originated in Hong Kong: Abbr. |
| 33% | BRUCELEE | 8 | Hong Kong martial arts legend and actor in "Enter the Dragon", who was one of the most prominent students of Ip Man: 2 wds. |
| 33% | HSBC | 4 | British multinational bank which originated in Hong Kong: Abbr. |
| 33% | NOBLEHOUSE | 10 | 1981 novel by James Clavell set in Hong Kong |
| 32% | MANHUA | 6 | Comics produced in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong |
| 32% | PHOOEY | 6 | Hong Kong __, a janitor and crime fighter |
| 32% | AGNES | 5 | Hong Kong politician and social activist Chow |
| 32% | SAINTGEORGEANDTHEDRAG | 21 | Religious figure in a hot-rod race? |
| 32% | HSBC | 4 | British multinational bank company which originated in Hong Kong: Abbr. |
| 32% | TEARGAS | 7 | Police in Hong Kong used this many times last year |
| 32% | ASIA | 4 | Where Hong Kong and Singapore are |
| 31% | BOAT | 4 | Hong Kong Dragon ___ Festival (annual event in Flushing Meadows) |
| 31% | VICTORIA | 8 | Harbor between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon |
| 31% | STMARY | 6 | Figure in many religious paintings |