hk timeline
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Updated: 12 Dec 2017
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Created byFelix MACDONALD
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emperor jangling 1799 bands opium trade with the British and convinced the Chinese traders to stop buying it. So it leads to the opium warfirst opuim war 1840 - 1842James Bremer took formal position of hk island in 1841The 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 KongHappy Vally racecourse is one of the oldest colonial landmarks built by the british in 1845The man mo temple bulit in 1847 created for worship of godsGovernment house was designed by charles st george cleverley the building opened 1851
Japanese governor occupied in 1941-1945The 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 chinaend of 2nd opuim warThe 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 tertoriesin 1938 most of china was oucpied by japan in 1938japan invades HKHK surrenders 25th december 1941Augst 1945 the jappenese surrender the british navy came and took controll of hkIn 1953 many of the Chinese refugees who came to HK lived in squatter camps
Shep kip mai squatter camp firehk econmy at alltime highHk handover happened july 1st 1997 100 years has passed scincie the handover
The handover ceremony happened in the exhibition and convention center wan chaiSars 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
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