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Dec 27, 2023 · Displaying the British Hong Kong flag was a moment destined to be on the international front pages. The flag has regularly appeared in Hong Kong’s mass protests for years. The use of the flag traces back to approximately 2010 and remained prominent during the anti-extradition bill movement.
Jul 13, 2020 · Prime Minister Boris Johnson's offer came after China imposed a controversial new security law on Hong Kong this month. The BBC's Jimmy Tam explains the former British colony's unique history with ...
1 day ago · Queen Mary and King Frederik's awkward moment at the Royal Run. PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, May 22: A British national who was charged with spying for Hong Kong is found dead in a park in ...
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Under British rule Hong Kong has undergone enormous changes. In the 1840s it was described by Lord Palmerston, Queen Victoria's Foreign Secretary, as 'a barren island with a hardly a house upon it'. Now, it is one of the most prosperous and densely populated areas in the world. Hong Kong's success was based initially on
Jan 28, 2020 · A common visual reminder of British remnants in Hong Kong are the numerous streets that have been named after British public figures and landmarks. Many of these streets share the same name with those in London. For example, Queen Victoria Street, named after the British monarch who reigned from 1837 to 1901, is a one-way street in Hong Kong ...
Hong Kong - Postwar, Economy, Politics: British troops returned to the city on August 30, 1945, and civil government was reestablished in May 1946. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of Chinese and foreigners returned, and they were soon joined by economic and political refugees from China, who were fleeing the civil war between the Nationalist and communist armies.
In 1997, Hong Kong stopped being a British colony after more than 150 years of British rule. Authority over Hong Kong was transferred to China. Many see this moment as the end of the last significant colony in the British Empire. Hong Kong became a British colony through two wars: the First and Second Opium […]
