Significant Events of Hong Kong History By tempwinner Mar 18, 1839 The First Opium War Aug 29, 1842 First Opium War ends Dec 25, 1941 Japanese occupation (started) Aug 6, 1945 Japanese Surrender They only surrendered because America bombed 2 of their cities Aug 7, 1945 British Regain control over HK Apr 4, 1966 Star Ferry riot 1 person was killed and many were injured. Some were arrested. This happened because the prices of the star ferry went insanely high. Jun 30, 1997 Hong Kong Handover Nov 16, 2002 SARS (started) Jun 5, 2003 SARS (ended)
