| 100% | BAMBOOPOLES | 11 | Common scaffolding components in Hong Kong |
| 48% | TAIPAN | 6 | Clavell novel set in Hong Kong |
| 48% | SMOG | 4 | Major visibility problem in Hong Kong |
| 48% | UNRULY | 6 | Like the protests in Hong Kong |
| 48% | CANTONESE | 9 | Official dialect spoken in Hong Kong |
| 45% | HUMID | 5 | Like summers in Hong Kong |
| 45% | CANTONESE | 9 | Language spoken in Hong Kong |
| 45% | CANTONESE | 9 | Language used in Hong Kong |
| 44% | TAIPAN | 6 | 1966 best seller set in Hong Kong |
| 44% | PHOOEY | 6 | Penrod Pooch fights crime in Hong Kong __ |
| 44% | CANTONESE | 9 | Regional language widely spoken in Hong Kong |
| 44% | HSBC | 4 | British financial giant founded in Hong Kong |
| 44% | TAIPAN | 6 | James Clavell novel set in Hong Kong |
| 43% | BIGBUDDHA | 9 | Bronze religious figure and staircase in Hong Kong |
| 43% | HSBC | 4 | London-based financial corp. founded in Hong Kong |
| 43% | HSBC | 4 | Banking giant which originated in Hong Kong: Abbr. |
| 43% | HSBC | 4 | British multinational bank which originated in Hong Kong: Abbr. |
| 43% | NOBLEHOUSE | 10 | 1981 novel by James Clavell set in Hong Kong |
| 42% | HSBC | 4 | British multinational bank company which originated in Hong Kong: Abbr. |
| 42% | TEARGAS | 7 | Police in Hong Kong used this many times last year |
| 41% | BORAX | 5 | Common component in detergents |
| 41% | BOAT | 4 | Hong Kong Dragon ___ Festival (annual event in Flushing Meadows) |
| 40% | WHATSAPP | 8 | Social-media tool instrumental in Hong Kong’s 2014 pro-democracy protests |
| 40% | CARRIELAM | 9 | Chief Executive of Hong Kong appointed in 2017 |
| 37% | ANDY | 4 | With 105-Across, Hong Kong star in 2016's "The Great Wall" |
| 37% | FACTORY | 7 | ___ Worker, carved mural by street artist Vhils, on the walls of Nan Fung Textiles in Hong Kong |
| 37% | NATHAN | 6 | With 33-Across, five-time Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer whose mother was born in Hong Kong |
| 36% | YEN | 3 | Hong Kong actor Donnie who plays a blind warrior in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" |
| 35% | UREA | 4 | Common resin component CO(NH2)2, used in adhesives and particle board |
| 35% | HUNGRY | 6 | The ___ Ghost Festival, Halloween-like tradition in Hong Kong held on the 15th day of the 7th lunar month |