hk timeline - Timeline

emperor jangling 1799 bands opium trade with the British and convinced the Chinese traders to stop buying it. So it leads to the opium war

first opuim war 1840 - 1842

James Bremer took formal position of hk island in 1841

The treaty of Nanking August 29 1842 the british were given 21 million ounces of silver in exchange for the opium And a formal agreement to end opium war and the British take Hong Kong

Happy Vally racecourse is one of the oldest colonial landmarks built by the british in 1845

The man mo temple bulit in 1847 created for worship of gods

Government house was designed by charles st george cleverley the building opened 1851 Japanese governor occupied in 1941-1945

The arrow war the arrow is also known as the second opium was lasting from 1856 to 1860 The arrow war located in China it was a war pitting the British empire and the french empire against the ching dyinasty of china

end of 2nd opuim war

The economy started to grow the hong kong and shanghai banking corporation was founded in 1982 china aggred 99 years of british rule for the new tertories

in 1938 most of china was oucpied by japan in 1938

japan invades HK

HK surrenders 25th december 1941

Augst 1945 the jappenese surrender the british navy came and took controll of hk

In 1953 many of the Chinese refugees who came to HK lived in squatter camps Shep kip mai squatter camp fire

hk econmy at alltime high

Hk handover happened july 1st 1997 100 years has passed scincie the handover The handover ceremony happened in the exhibition and convention center wan chai

Sars started in Guangzhou province November 16, 2002 .

Economy shrinks people leave hk due to virus 299 people died during sars out of 1,755 cases .lots of people left hk due to sars SARS During sars there was a 17% FATALITY RATE