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Although in statute law set down by Parliament, British Hong Kong had no status of pre-eminence vis-a-vis the other British Dependent Territories (as they were then classified before the term British Overseas Territory was introduced in 2002), Hong Kong was by far the most populous and economically potent.
Jun 9, 2020 · Britain invaded the Chinese mainland and occupied the island of Hong Kong on Jan. 25, 1841, using it as a military staging point. China lost the war and had to cede Hong Kong to Britain in the Treaty of Nanking. As a result, Hong Kong became a crown colony of the British Empire .
- Kallie Szczepanski
Jul 1, 2022 · AFP. Britain's last governor of Hong Kong receives the Union Jack flag after it is lowered for the last time. Hong Kong developed rapidly under UK rule, becoming one of the world's major...
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 Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sep 3, 2019 · The 1841 Convention of Chuenpi between Britain and China ceded Hong Kong to Britain. At the end of the First Opium War, the 1844 Treaty of Nanking confirmed the cession. Hong Kong first...
- Becky Little
Aug 9, 2007 · (Reuters) - At midnight on June 30, 1997, Hong Kong was handed back to China, ending 156 years of British rule. Here are some facts on the history of the handover: BRITAIN'S 99-YEAR...
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Jun 17, 2022 · Mary Gallagher, who teaches Chinese studies at the University of Michigan, said then-Chinese leader Mao Zedong wanted to ensure that Hong Kong would remain part of China. “So Hong Kong moves between the Chinese empire and the British empire, but loses its right to determine its own future,” she said.
