20 January 1841
Rule of Hong Kong
Hong Kong is ceded to Britain at the Convention of Chuanbi
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Hong Kong in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Hong Kong is ceded to Britain at the Convention of Chuanbi
Hong Kong is ceded to Britain at the Convention of Chuanbi
Hong Kong is ceded to Britain by China
Under the Treaty of Nanking Hong Kong is ceded to Britain
Negotiates the Treaty of Nanking under which China cedes Hong Kong to Britain
Under the Treaty of Nanking Hong Kong is ceded to Britain
Appointed Governor of Hong Kong
The Japanese bomg Hong Kong
Japanese troops begin to attack Hong Kong
Japanese troops begin to attack Hong Kong
Surrenders Hong Kong to the Japanese
Japan accepts the surrender of Hong Kong
Appointed Governor of Hong Kong
Begins a Far East visit to Hong Kong
The Chinese insist on regaining Hong Kong by 1997
Howe & Thatcher sign the Joint Declaration handover to China by 1st July 1997
Howe & Thatcher sign the Joint Declaration handover to China by 1st July 1997
Howe & Thatcher sign Declaration handing over Hong Kong to China by 1st July 1997
Signs the Hong Kong agreement in Peking, Hong Kong will return to China by 1997
John Major meets Qian Qichen to discuss the handover of Hong Kong to China
Says Hong kong residents have no automatic right to live in the UK
Announces 225,000 Hong kong citizens will be given British citizenship
The Government announces it will grant UK citizenship to 225,000 from Hong Kong
Appointed Governor of Hong Kong
Receives the Union Flag at the end of 156 years of colonial rule
Hong Kong is returned to China
Chinese officials and British diplomats meet in Beijing to discuss issues of democracy and human rights
Chinese officials and British diplomats meet in Beijing to discuss issues of democracy and human rights
Chinese officials and British diplomats meet in Beijing to discuss issues of democracy and human rights
Provenance
These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain 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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