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The Qing dynasty ceded Hong Kong to the British Empire in 1842 through the Treaty of Nanjing, ending the First Opium War. Hong Kong then became a British crown colony. [2] Britain also won the Second Opium War, forcing the Qing Empire to cede Kowloon in 1860, while leasing the New Territories for 99 years from 1898.
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Hong Kong [d] is a special administrative region of the...
- History of Hong Kong (1800s–1930s)
e. Hong Kong (1800s–1930s) oversaw the founding of the new...
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Japan occupied Hong Kong from 1941 to 1945 during World War II. By the end of the war in 1945, Hong Kong had been liberated by joint British and Chinese troops and returned to British rule. Hong Kong greatly increased its population from refugees from Mainland China, particularly during the Korean War and the Great Leap Forward.
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According to the International Housing Affordability survey, Hong Kong has the most unaffordable housing market in the world since 2010. Timeline of Hong Kong. Here is a brief history of Hong Kong: Some very old rocks found in Hong Kong. Around 4000 BC. Sea levels rose above 100 meters; Around 3500 BC
British Hong Kong. Hong Kong was a colony and later a dependent territory of the United Kingdom from 1841 to 1997, apart from a period of Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945 during the Pacific War. The colonial period began with the British occupation of Hong Kong Island in 1841, during the First Opium War between the British and the Qing ...
History of Hong Kong. Timeline. Prehistoric. Imperial (221 BC – 1800s) Bao'an County and Xin'an County. British Hong Kong (1841–1941, 1945–1997) Colonial (1800s–1930s) Convention of Chuenpi. Treaty of Nanking.
