Hong Kong History

Opium War

Aug 29, 1839

The Opium Wars, also known as the Anglo-Chinese Wars, divided into the First Opium War from 1839 to 1842 and the Second Opium War from 1856 to 1860,

Convention of Chuenpee

Jan 20, 1841

Preliminary cession of Hong Kong Island to the United Kingdom

Cession of Hong Kong Island, founded as a crown colony of the United Kingdom

Aug 29, 1842

29 August 1842 Treaty of Nanjing Cession of Hong Kong Island, founded as a crown colony of the United Kingdom

Cession of Kowloon (south of Boundary Street)

Oct 18, 1860

18 October 1860 Convention of Beijing Cession of Kowloon (south of Boundary Street

New Territories (including New Kowloon)

Jul 1, 1898

1 July 1898 Second Convention of Beijing Lease of the New Territories (including New Kowloon

Ocean Park

Jan 10, 1977

Ocean Park Hong Kong.commonly known as Ocean Park, is a marine mammal park, oceanarium, and animal theme park, situated in Wong Chuk Hang and Nam Long Shan in the Southern District of Hong Kong.

Sars

Nov 30, 2002

between the months of November 2002 and July 2003, with 8,422 known infected cases and 916 confirmed human deaths

DisneyLand

Sep 12, 2005

Hong Kong disney is located on reclaimed land in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island. It is the first theme park located inside the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and is owned and managed by the Hong Kong International Theme Parks.