Historical place archive

Hong Kong in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Hong Kong in China. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

10 records6 event labels6 people1931–1997

Historical events in Hong Kong

1931

1931
Arrest of Tsai Hosen
Tsai Hosen · Communist Party

Arrested in Hong Kong & executed

1931
Death of Tsai Hosen
Tsai Hosen · Communist Party

Death of Tsai Hosen, arrested in Hong Kong & executed

1931
Execution
Tsai Hosen · Communist Party

Arrested in Hong Kong & executed

1946

October 1946
Xinhua Hong Kong Preparations
Gong Peng · Chinese Communist Party

Gong Peng arrives in Hong Kong with Qiao Guanhua to prepare Communist external press and liaison work

1982

1982
Rule of Hong Kong
Li Xiannian · Chinese Communist Party

Begins negotiations with Margaret Thatcher over the return of Hong Kong

1984

19 December 1984
Rule of Hong Kong
Zhao Ziyang · Chinese Communist Party

Signs an agreement with Margaret Thatcher for Hong Kong to be returned by 1997

1989

1989
Rule of Hong Kong
Qian Qichen · Chinese Communist Party

John Major meets Qian Qichen to discuss the handover of Hong Kong to China

1997

1997
Rule of Hong Kong
Li Xiannian · Chinese Communist Party

Determines the formular for the return of Hong Kong, "One China, two systems"

3 December 1997
Politics
Jiang Zemin · Chinese Communist Party

Chinese officials and British diplomats meet in Beijing to discuss issues of democracy and human rights

3 December 1997
Rule of Hong Kong
Jiang Zemin · Chinese Communist Party

Chinese officials and British diplomats meet in Beijing to discuss issues of democracy and human rights

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match China and Hong Kong. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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