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Jun 24, 2019 · 24 June 2019. A chronology of key events: 1842 - China cedes Hong Kong island to Britain after the First Opium War. Over the decades, thousands of Chinese migrants fleeing domestic upheavals...
Info. History of Hong Kong. Discover the history of Hong Kong, from a fishing village in the Chinese empire to a British colony to a major international financial centre and part of China once more. Hong Kong in the Chinese Empire.
Aug 13, 2019 · A Timeline of Hong Kong’s History. Tristan Hughes. 13 Aug 2019. @ancientstristan. Hong Kong has rarely been out of the news recently. Thousands of protesters have taken to the city’s streets (initially) in opposition to the Hong Kong government’s introduction of a highly-controversial extradition bill earlier this year.
July 1, 1997. handover of Hong Kong, transfer of the British crown colony of Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty, ending 156 years of British rule. After a formal handover ceremony on July 1, 1997, the colony became the Hong Kong special administrative region (HKSAR) of the People’s Republic of China.
The region of Hong Kong has been inhabited since the Old Stone Age, later becoming part of the Chinese Empire with its loose incorporation into the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC). Starting out as a farming fishing village and salt production site, it became an important free port and eventually a major international financial center.
Aug 26, 2019 · They’re not the first: The history of Hong Kong is one of rapid growth, political turmoil, and continual demands for change. Here are 25 powerful moments from Hong Kong’s long history:...
Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing dynasty ceded Hong Kong Island in 1841–1842 as a consequence of losing the First Opium War. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 and was further extended when the United Kingdom obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898.
