Hong Kong

By whittj1

  • Selling Of Opium - 1800

    Selling Of Opium - 1800
    Everyone was selling a drug called "opium". It was very addicting and everyone was buying and selling it. The drug opium is also another word for heroin.

  • First Opium War - 1839 – 1842

    First Opium War - 1839 – 1842
    The First Opium War was when China got all of Britain's opium and dumped it all away because Britain was selling more than China.

  • Second Opium War 1856 – 1860

    Second Opium War 1856 – 1860
    The Second Opium War, was a war pitting the British Empire and the French Empire against the Qing dynasty of China, lasting from 1856 to 1860.

  • First Airport Opens

    First Airport Opens
    The first open airport in HK. Open for people to travel

  • The Japanese Invasion - 1937 – 1945

    The Japanese Invasion - 1937 – 1945
    The Japanese invasion was a military conflict fought primarily between China and tJapan from July 7, 1937, to September 9, 1945. Wikipedia

  • Treating Of Nanking

    Treating Of Nanking
    The Treaty of Nanking or Nanjing was a peace treaty which ended the First Opium War (1839–42) between the United Kingdom and the Qing dynasty of China on 29 August 1842. It was the first of what the Chinese later called the unequal treaties on the ground that Britain had no obligations in return

  • The Hong Kong Handover - 1997

    The Hong Kong Handover - 1997
    The handover ceremony of Hong Kong in 1997 officially marked the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the People's Republic of China. It was an internationally televised event with the ceremony commencing on the night of 30 June 1997 and finishing on 1 July 1997.

  • HK Leased To Britain

    HK Leased To Britain
    HK Leased To Britain was when Britain took over HK for 99 years.

  • Hong Kong Internation Airport Opens

    Hong Kong Internation Airport Opens
    Hong Kong International Airport (IATA: HKG, ICAO: VHHH) is the main airport in Hong Kong. It is located on the island of Chek Lap Kok, which largely comprises land reclaimed for the construction of the airport itself. The airport is also colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport to distinguish it from its predecessor, the closed Kai Tak Airport.

  • The Umbrella Revolution - 2014

    The Umbrella Revolution - 2014
    A series of sit-in street protests, often called the Umbrella Revolution and sometimes used interchangeably with Umbrella Movement, occurred in Hong Kong from 26 September to 15 December 2014.