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Canton System
Hoping to contain the barbarians, the Chinese government imposes tough restrictions on foreign traders.Under the terms of the Canton System, all foreign trade in china was limited to the port of Canton. Foreign traders were only allowed there during trading season and couldn’t bring their wives ashore. -
The 1st Opium War
The 1st Opium War is a war between United Kingdom/Britain and China because the British lost to America for a trade place so they chose China to be there new trade place because China has silk and really good tea so they went to China to be there new trade place so the 1st Opium War started and Britain got Hong Kong. -
The 2nd Opium War
The 2nd Opium War was United Kingdom , India, France and United States vs China and they were all fighting over Hong Kong China in the Qing Dynasty did the best to defend Hong Kong at the end Britain and France won China let go Hong Kong.The 2nd Opium War for a trade place -
Six Day War Hong Kong
The six day war was Hong Kong vs Britain again for Hong Kong it was in the Hong Kong new territories at the end Hong Kong lost so Britain got to keep Hong Kong longer and Britain made a lot of changes to Hong Kong.Hong Kong lost a few hundred villagers but Britain only got two wounded so that is why it was a six day war. -
Imperial Japanese occupation of Hong Kong
The Japanese came to Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Governor Sir Mark Young surrendered to Imperial Japan.So,the Japanese occupation started. -
Typhoon Hato
When Typhoon Hato started in Hong Kong everybody was in refuge it was save but in a apartment there was a platform for washing windows and it bashed into a room in China restaurants were all flooded
