EPSG systems

EPSG:4739 Hong Kong 1963(67)

Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: China - Hong Kong. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.

System record
CodeEPSG:4739
NameHong Kong 1963(67)
TypeGeographic system
Area of use China - Hong Kong
China - Hong Kong - onshore and offshore.
Bounds W 113,76° · S 22,13° · E 114,51° · N 22,58°
Countries China
DatumHong Kong 1963(67)
Ellipsoid International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297
Unit degree (Lat north, Lon east)
Transformation to WGS 84 Hong Kong 1963(67) to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15842) — accuracy 1 m
ScopeMilitary survey.

proj4 definition

+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=-156,-271,-189 +no_defs

Paste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:4739.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

GEOGCS["GCS_Hong_Kong_1963_67",DATUM["D_Hong_Kong_1963_67",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

All systems — China

Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.