Hong Kong
Category: Other
Updated: 16 Aug 2018
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Created byAlonso García Molina
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Events
1842
Treaty of Nanking.
Hong Kong becomes part of Britain1898
China leases the rural
New Territories to Britain for 99 years1982
Thatcher visits China to
discuss Hong Kong1984
The Sino-British Joint Declaration1992
Chris Patten, last governor of Hong Kong1996
Formation of the Preparatory
Committee of the Hong Kong SAR1997
Hong Kong returns to China,
Tung Chee-hwa is sworn in1892
One Country, Two Systems born1885
Basic Law Drafting Committee formedPeriods
First Opium War
1839 - 1842Second Opium War
1856 - 1860
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