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6 days 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.
- Chi-Keung Leung
2 days ago · 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
19 hours ago · Divided into five chapters, the exhibition follows a chronological timeline looking at the historical connections between Hong Kong and the U.K. starting from the British colonial times and 1997 ...
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2 days ago · In July, a typhoon struck Hong Kong, damaging British ships in the harbour and destroying some of the facilities the expedition was building on the island. The situation changed when, on 29 July, Elliot was informed that he had been replaced as Superintendent by Henry Pottinger, who arrived in Hong Kong on 10 August to begin his administration ...
- 4 September 1839 – 29 August 1842, (2 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
1 day ago · The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London represents the interests of the semi-autonomous Chinese city in Britain, Russia, Scandinavia and the Baltic states. Hong Kong has been a specific source of tensions between the U.K. and China due to its unique history as a former British colony that was returned to Chinese control on July 1, 1997.
1 day ago · Hong Kong has been a specific source of tensions between the U.K. and China due to its unique history as a former British colony that was returned to Chinese control on July 1, 1997.
3 days ago · The Legislative Council of Hong Kong was set up in 1843 for the first time as a colonial legislature under British rule. Hong Kong's first constitution, in the form of Queen Victoria's letters patent, issued on 27 June 1843 and titled the Charter of the Colony of Hong Kong, authorised the establishment of the Legislative Council to advise the ...
