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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 dynasty.
Jun 4, 2020 · Hong Kong was a British colony from 1841 to 1941 and again from 1945 to 1997. In 1839 in the First Opium War, Britain invaded China and one its first acts was to occupy Hong Kong. What is a...
Hong Kong became a British colony through two wars: the First and Second Opium Wars. The First Opium War broke out in 1839. It is called the ‘Opium War’ because of one of its major causes:...
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.
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Sep 3, 2019 · Asian History. How Hong Kong Came Under ‘One Country, Two Systems’ Rule. The arrangement began in 1997 as part of a gradual return of the territory to China from British colonial rule. By:...
- Becky Little
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. Convention of Peking. Convention for the Extension of. Hong Kong Territory. Japanese occupation (1941–1945) (1940s) 1950s. 1960s ( 1967 riots) 1970s.
Jun 17, 2022 · Was Hong Kong a colony? Hong Kong was a British colony from 1841 until its handover to Chinese rule in 1997, with the exception of Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945.
