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Hong Kong was a colony of the British Empire 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 ...
Britain has played a big role in the history of Hong Kong, the two places have been closely linked for a long time. So, how has Hong Kong's position in the world been, in part, shaped by the...
Hong Kong will commemorate the 25th anniversary of its handover from Britain to China on 1 July. Every year, on 1 July, Hong Kong marks the day where it was returned from British to Chinese...
The Guardian has spoken to more than half a dozen Hongkongers living in the UK who say they feel ignored and unprotected by the UK government. Ah Man says that on one occasion, he and others were...
Britain acquired Hong Kong Island in 1842, the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860, and the lease of the New Territories in 1898. By the 1820s and 1830s, the British had conquered parts of India and had intentions of growing cotton in these lands to offset the amount of cotton they were buying from America. [citation needed]
LONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Britain criticised on Thursday what it said was the systematic erosion of freedoms in Hong Kong by the Chinese government and a crackdown on free speech by authorities ...
- Britain's new Hongkongers - BBC World ServiceYouTube
- How 156 years of British rule shaped Hong KongYouTube
- Why did Britain Handover Hong Kong to China? (Short Animated Documentary)YouTube
- British colonial influences that still exist in Hong Kong 25 years after the handoverYouTube
Britain has allowed Hong Kong residents like Mr Li and his family to move to the UK even before the new visa comes into force. But from 31 January, they can begin the process of applying for ...
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.
