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Selling Of Opium
Everybody was selling a drug called "opium" and lots of people start getting addicted to the drug. -
First Opium War
The First Opium War was a series of military engagements fought between the United Kingdom and the Qing dynasty over conflicting viewpoints on diplomatic relations, trade, and the administration of justice in China. -
The Treating Of Nanking
The Treaty of Nanking or Nanjing was a peace treaty which ended the First Opium War between the United Kingdom and the Qing dynasty of China. It was the first of what the Chinese later called the unequal treaties on the ground that Britain had no obligations in return. -
Second Opium War
The Second Opium War, was a war pitting the British Empire and the French Empire against the Qing dynasty of China. -
HK Leased To Britan
British Hong Kong was the period during which Hong Kong was under British rule(excluding the Japanese occupation).Hong Kong Island was given to the United Kingdom after the First Opium War. Kowloon was added to the British rule after the Second Opium War.Finally, the New Territories were added under a 99-year lease. -
The Old HK International Airport Opens
Kai Tak Airport was the international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998. It was officially known as Hong Kong International Airport from 1954 to 6 July 1998. -
The Japanese Invasion
The Imperial Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began when the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Mark Young, surrendered the British Crown colony of Hong Kong to Imperial Japan on Christmas Day 1941. The surrender occurred after 18 days of fierce fighting against the overwhelming Japanese forces that had invaded the territory.The occupation lasted for three years and eight months until Japan surrendered to finish the Second World War. -
The Hong Kong Handover
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. -
The New HK International Airport Opens
Hong Kong was officially known as Hong Kong International Airport from 1954 to 6 July 1998, when it was closed and replaced by the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok(the airport we go to now), built 30 kilometres to the west from the old one. -
The Umbrella Revolution
A series of sit-in street protests, often called the Umbrella Revolution occurred in Hong Kong from 26 September to 15 December 2014. The protests began after the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress issued a decision regarding proposed reforms to the Hong Kong electoral system. The decision was widely seen to be highly restrictive, and tantamount to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s pre-screening of the candidates for the leader of Hong Kong.
