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3 days ago · Hong Kong, special administrative region of China, located to the east of the Pearl River estuary on the south coast of China. Hong Kong was a British possession for decades until it rejoined China in 1997. It is a vibrant cultural and financial center of Chinese society.
- Chi-Keung Leung
3 days ago · The handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China was at midnight on 1 July 1997. This event ended 156 years of British rule in the former colony, which began in 1841.
- 1 July 1997; 26 years ago
Apr 15, 2024 · This series of reports, published at 6-monthly intervals, looks at the implementation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong.
2 days ago · Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. With 7.4 million residents of various nationalities in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated territories in the world.
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5 days ago · The UK seized Hong Kong in 1841, and China formally ceded it the following year at the end of the First Opium War. The Kowloon Peninsula was added in 1860 at the end of the Second Opium War, and the UK obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898.
Apr 26, 2024 · There’s no shortage of British colonial history in Hong Kong, with a rule spanning over 150 years. These post boxes serve as a subtle reminder of the British postal services during its...
Apr 16, 2024 · Britain is blatantly interfering with Hong Kong affairs in a futile attempt to undermine the city’s prosperity and stability, government says. London’s latest six-monthly report on Hong...
