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Hong Kong was a British colony and later a dependent territory of the United Kingdom from 1841 to 1997, with a period of Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945 during World War II. The colonial period began with the British occupation of Hong Kong Island under the Convention of Chuenpi in 1841 of the Victorian era.
- History of Hong Kong
Britain occupied the island of Hong Kong on 25 January 1841...
- Hong Kong
Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire...
- Handover of Hong Kong
The handover marked the end of British rule in Hong Kong,...
- History of Hong Kong
Hongkong wurde während des Ersten Opiumkriegs 1841 vom Vereinigten Königreich besetzt und durch den Vertrag von Nanking 1843 zur britischen Kronkolonie erklärt. Für viele Chinesen war die britische Kolonie Zufluchtsort vor dem Chinesischen Bürgerkrieg 1927 bis 1949. Im Jahr 1997 erfolgte die Übergabe der Staatshoheit an die Volksrepublik China.
Britain occupied the island of Hong Kong on 25 January 1841 and used it as a military staging point. China was defeated and was forced to cede Hong Kong in the Treaty of Nanking signed on 29 August 1842. The island became a crown colony of the British Empire. [36] Christian missionaries founded many schools and churches in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing dynasty ceded Hong Kong Island in 1841–1842 as a consequence of losing the First Opium War. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 and was further extended when the United Kingdom obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898.
The handover marked the end of British rule in Hong Kong, which was Britain's last substantial overseas territory.
Learn about the history, economy and government of British Hong Kong, a former British colony in Asia. Find out how Hong Kong was taken by the British, occupied by the Japanese, and returned to China in 1997.
Hong Kong developed rapidly under UK rule, becoming one of the world's major financial and business centres. Then in 1982, London and Beijing began the difficult process of negotiating the...
