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Jul 18, 2018 · Hong Kong has British DNA.Follow Johnny on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnnywharris/Follow the Vox Borders watch page: https://www.facebook.com/Vox...
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1 day 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.
Jan 20, 2024 · The British, who claimed to be “protecting free trade”, humiliated the weak Qing armies in a series of defeats. In 1841, the Qing were forced to sign the Treaty of Chuenpi, officially ceding the island of Hong Kong to the British (it was already a base for British merchants since the early 1820s).
Jul 19, 2024 · British colony and dependent territory from 1841 to 1997
In 1997 Hong Kong was handed back to China, triggering the start of a grand political experiment. Many were anxious about how the capitalist, free-wheeling former British colony would fare under ...
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.
Apply for a British National (Overseas) visa (known as a BNO visa) to live, work and study in the UK if you or a family member are from Hong Kong and registered as a British national (overseas).
