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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.
- 1 July 1997; 26 years ago
Jul 1, 2022 · Britain first took over Hong Kong island in 1842, after defeating China in the First Opium War. After the Second Opium War, Beijing was forced to also cede Kowloon in 1860, the area...
Dec 24, 2014 · 8 Answers. Sorted by: 103. Despite common misconception, both Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula were ceded to the United Kingdom in perpetuity, via the Treaty of Nanking and the Convention of Peking, respectively. London was under no legal obligation to return them to China.
- Despite common misconception, both Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula were ceded to the United Kingdom in perpetuity, via the Treaty o...
- I find it interesting that many answers belong to "armchair generals", that point only to the military power, and logistics,¹ but forget to mention...
- Gibraltar was defensible, but Hong Kong was not. In the 1990s, the distance from the UK would have made Hong Hong impossible to defend. Also, Hong...
- One other aspect to this discussion is water. Once the UK had returned the leased territories (as they would have had to do), all China needed to...
- In addition to realpolitik and defensive considerations mentioned above, here are two more reasons: Gibraltar has been under British rule for signi...
- In 1984, Margaret Thatcher and Deng Xiaoping negotiated the British handover of Hong Kong to China 15 years later. Recently released archival docu...
- Another viewpoint, different from the other answers of "Britain could defend Gibraltar but not Hong Kong" is, who would we return it to? Hong Kong...
- Gibraltar is much closer to home, and much more important to Britain than Hong Kong. Gibraltar is literally the gateway to the Mediterranean, all o...
Feb 9, 2010 · On December 19, 1984, after years of negotiations, British and Chinese leaders signed a formal pact approving the 1997 turnover of the colony in exchange for the formulation of a “one country,...
- Missy Sullivan
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
Nov 24, 2009 · At midnight on July 1, 1997, Hong Kong reverts to Chinese rule in a ceremony attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Prince Charles of Wales, Chinese President Jiang Zemin and U.S ...
Jun 4, 2020 · 4 June 2020. Comments. Getty Images. There's a lot in the news at the moment about Hong Kong and the protests happening there. There are many reasons why the protests are going on - and...
