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First Opium War
This war arose due to China trying to supress the Opium trade with Britian. This drung resulted in a widepsread addiction causing social and economical disruption. In 1839 the Chinese government confiscated all opium warehoused in Guangzhou by British merchants. Unfriendly behavior broke out between the two and British forces took the victory. -
The Treaty of Nanking
This was the treaty that ended the first Opium War. China paid the British a secutiry or protection, gave up the territory of Hong Kong, and agreed to establish a “fair and reasonable” tariff on trade. British merchants, who had previously been allowed to trade only at Guangzhou, were now permitted to trade at five treaty ports and with whomever they pleased. -
British Supplementary Treaty of the Bogue
This supplement treaty modified the previous treaty of Nanking. The treaty of the Bogue laid down detailed regulations for Sino-British trade and specified terms under which Britons (people who lived in Great Britian) could have their permanent homes in the newly opened ports of Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen, Fuzhou and Guangzhou. While Britons were allowed to buy property in the treaty ports and settle there, they were not allowed to travel to the interior of China or trade there. -
Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory
This contract was signed in Beijing and gave the territories north of what is now Boundary Street and south of the Sham Chun River and the surrounding islands now known as the "New Territories". This was leased to the United Kingdom for 99 years rent-free, and would expire on 30 June 1997. Claude MacDonald, the British representative during the convention, picked a 99-year lease because he thought it was "as good as forever". -
British troops returned to Hong Kong
Britain re-establishes civil government. Hundreds of thousands of former residents return along with refugees fleeing the civil war between the Nationalists and the Communists in China. -
One Country, Two Systems Introduced
This was created by Deng Xiaoping, the Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China (PRC). He suggested that there would be only one China, but distinct Chinese regions such as Hong Kong and Taiwan. They could retain their own capitalist economic and political systems, while the rest of China uses the socialist system. Under this system, each region could continue to have its own political system, legal, economic and financial affairs, including external relations with foreign countries. -
The One Country Two Systems Takes Action
What was discussed in 1984 will take action for the next 50 years. -
The Handover
"The Handover" internationally know as or "the Return" in China marked the end of British rule in Hong Kong. The ceremony was held at the new wing of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. Hong Kong was handed back to the Chinese authorities after more than 150 years of British control. Tung Chee-hwa, who had no political experience, was picked by Beijing to rule the territory after the takeover. -
Falun Gong Spiritual Movement
A trial took place for 16 members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement. They were arrested during a protest outside Beijing's liaison office. Falun Gong remains legal in Hong Kong, despite having been banned in mainland China in 1999. The trial is seen as a test of the freedoms Beijing guaranteed to respect after the handover. The 16 are found guilty of causing a public obstruction. -
7th Anniversary of Hong Kongs Handover
200,000 took part in a protest against Beijing's ruling against electing the next chief executive by universal suffrage. -
Umbrella Revolution
Pro-democracy demonstrators occupy the city centre for weeks to protest the Chinese government's decision to limit voters' choices in the 2017 Hong Kong leadership election. Students led the strike against the NPCSC's decision. The Hong Kong Federation of Students and Scholarism started protesting outside the government headquarters on the 26th. -
Breakdown of Protest
Police take down Mong Kok protest camp, leaving a few hundred protesters at two camps at Admiralty and Causeway Bay. This was the final try to take over the streets that they have been occupying for the past two and a half months. A politics student Max Leung said he felt sad to see the barricades removed. He also said he stayed until police cleared the area. Leung was willing to be arrested, but would not resist officers. -
Hong Kong Today
Even though this recent protest was shut down the people woll continue to revolt against the changes Chinas leaders are making. This dispute will continue and will slow the advancement of "one country, two systems" policy and many more changes to come.
