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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.
- Manufacturing
Manufacturing, once the most important sector of the Hong...
- Climate
Hong Kong - Climate, Monsoon, Humidity: Hong Kong lies at...
- Settlement Patterns
Hong Kong - Urbanization, Density, Islands: The...
- Cultural Life
Hong Kong - Culture, Cuisine, Heritage: Hong Kong’s is truly...
- Postwar Hong Kong
Hong Kong - Postwar, Economy, Politics: British troops...
- Victoria
Victoria, densely populated urban area in Hong Kong, a...
- New Territories
By the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory,...
- Kowloon Peninsula
Kowloon Peninsula, part of the Hong Kong Special...
- Manufacturing
2 days ago · Hong Kong - Politics, Economy, Society: When it was a colony, Hong Kong was administered by a governor, who was appointed by and represented the monarch of the United Kingdom, directed the government, served as the commander in chief, and presided over the two main organs of government, the Executive Council and the Legislative Council.
21 hours ago · 英屬香港（英語： British Hong Kong ）是指1841年至1997年期间由英国統治的香港 ，歷時156年的殖民地及屬地時期（包括香港日佔時期 ），一般稱為香港英治時期、香港殖民地時期、英治香港或者港英時期。
5 days ago · Hong Kong - Postwar, Economy, Politics: British troops returned to the city on August 30, 1945, and civil government was reestablished in May 1946. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of Chinese and foreigners returned, and they were soon joined by economic and political refugees from China, who were fleeing the civil war between the Nationalist ...
5 days ago · Hong Kong, Britain and China ,1841-1951 This collection of British Colonial office correspondence on colonial Hong Kong provides detailed and valuable information on the political, military, social, economic, and external development of Hong Kong. It also sheds light on the British Empire in Asia, China’s transformation from empire to ...
5 days ago · Former city lawmaker Lee Wing-tat, a member of the organising committee of campaign group Vote for Hong Kong 2024 (V4HK), said the emergence of a distinctive voice in British politics was “just ...
4 days ago · Hong Kong: 1841 Hong Kong Island occupied: 1843–1982 Crown colony 1860 Kowloon and Stonecutters Island ceded by China 1898 New Territories leased from China for 99 years 1942–1945 Occupied by Japan 1945–1946 Military administration 1983–1997 Dependent territory 1997 Handover to China as a special administrative region: Kuwait: 1899 ...
