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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong | | | |  Transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - Transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong - The talks
Transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong - Before the war of words.
In the wake of Governor MacLehose's visit, Britain and the PRC established initial diplomatic contact for further discussions of the Hong Kong question, paving the way for Thatcher’s first visit to the PRC in September 1982. Margaret Thatcher, engaged in discussion with Deng Xiaoping, reiterating the validity for an extension of the lease of Hong Kong territory, particularly in light of binding treaties, including the Treaty of Nanking in 1840, ...
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| | | | Transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - History of Hong Kong - Transition to PRC rule In 1982, fifteen years before the lease on the New Territories would expire, the governments of the UK and the PRC began talks on the future of Hong Kong. The British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, hoped that the increasing openness of the PRC government and the economic reforms on the mainland would lead the PRC to agree to a continued British presence. On the contrary, not only did the PRC want to see the New Territories returned to Chinese control (with the PRC as the successor to Qing and the ROC) but it refused to recognise the unfa ...
See also:History of Hong Kong, History of Hong Kong - Prehistory, History of Hong Kong - Imperial China, History of Hong Kong - First contacts with the West and Hong Kong during the Ming and Qing dynasties, History of Hong Kong - East India Company, History of Hong Kong - British colony, History of Hong Kong - World War II, History of Hong Kong - Post-War period, History of Hong Kong - Transition to PRC rule, History of Hong Kong - Hong Kong since 1997 Read more here: » History of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - History of Hong Kong - Transition to PRC rule |
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| | | | Transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - 1970s in Hong Kong - Community life
1970s in Hong Kong - Metrication.
SI is put forth in Hong Kong during the 1970s. Television advertisements saying "1 feet equals 3 feets" (一呎等如三尺), as the Chinese term for metre literally means metric feet, are common.
1970s in Hong Kong - Education.
The Hong Kong government introduced the 6-year free compulsory education in 1971, and expanded it to 9-year in 1978.
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See also:1970s in Hong Kong, 1970s in Hong Kong - Politics, 1970s in Hong Kong - Talks over the Sovereignty of Hong Kong, 1970s in Hong Kong - Social movements, 1970s in Hong Kong - Anti-corruption campaign, 1970s in Hong Kong - Defend Diaoyutai Islands campaigns, 1970s in Hong Kong - Economy, 1970s in Hong Kong - The waning industry, 1970s in Hong Kong - Stock rush and market crash, 1970s in Hong Kong - Emerging businesses, 1970s in Hong Kong - Infrastructure, 1970s in Hong Kong - Community life, 1970s in Hong Kong - Metrication, 1970s in Hong Kong - Education, 1970s in Hong Kong - Housing, 1970s in Hong Kong - Entertainment, 1970s in Hong Kong - Natural disasters, 1970s in Hong Kong - Trivia Read more here: » 1970s in Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - 1970s in Hong Kong - Community life |
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| | | | Transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - South Asians in Hong Kong - Nationality and right of abode Despite its participation in treaties for reduction of statelessness, the British government has not dealt with issues of nationality of South Asians in Hong Kong properly. Their respective motherlands have also been criticised as slow in addressing this matter. The difficulty in re-establishing their country of ancestry is multifold: Apart from wars for decolonisation, their places of ancestry have been engaged in numerous conflicts. Some of these people have been subjected to transportation as a punishment or sent to penal colonies, and their ancestries are often obscured this way. However, a numbe ...
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| | | | Transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - 1990s in Hong Kong - Politics
1990s in Hong Kong - Before the handover.
Various mediating measures took place in the run-up to 1997 to prepare for the handover.
On April 4, 1990, the Hong Kong Basic Law was officially ratified as the constitutional document to be used, after the handover, of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
Following the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, citizens feard the Chinese government would not keep its promise of autonomy for Hong Kong, which had been guaranteed for 50 years by the H ...
See also:1990s in Hong Kong, 1990s in Hong Kong - Politics, 1990s in Hong Kong - Before the handover, 1990s in Hong Kong - The handover, 1990s in Hong Kong - After the handover, 1990s in Hong Kong - Economy, 1990s in Hong Kong - Technology stock bubble, 1990s in Hong Kong - Migration, 1990s in Hong Kong - Emigration, 1990s in Hong Kong - Immigration, 1990s in Hong Kong - Entertainment Read more here: » 1990s in Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - 1990s in Hong Kong - Politics |
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| | | | Transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - History of Hong Kong - Imperial China The territory has been settled by Han Chinese since the Han Dynasty. The ancient tomb at Lei Cheng Uk has been commonly linked to the Eastern Han Dynasty. Hong Kong's history during Three Kingdoms, Southern and Northern Dynasties is less known owing to the lack of records and archaeological findings. A statue at the Castle Peak Monastery is said to illustrate a Buddhist itinerant monk of the Southern dynasties.
Guangzhou flourished as an international trading center during the Tang Dynasty. The so-called "Tuen Mun area" (which can be ...
See also:History of Hong Kong, History of Hong Kong - Prehistory, History of Hong Kong - Imperial China, History of Hong Kong - First contacts with the West and Hong Kong during the Ming and Qing dynasties, History of Hong Kong - East India Company, History of Hong Kong - British colony, History of Hong Kong - World War II, History of Hong Kong - Post-War period, History of Hong Kong - Transition to PRC rule, History of Hong Kong - Hong Kong since 1997 Read more here: » History of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - History of Hong Kong - Imperial China |
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| | | | Transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - 1990s in Hong Kong - Migration
1990s in Hong Kong - Emigration.
Before the handover, many Hong Kong residents were apprehensive of the future of Hong Kong as part of a communist state, which had cracked down on a student-led democratic movement in 1989. In 1990, the outflow of people reached a peak of 62,000 people in that year, or about 1 percent of the population. It was 66,000 in 1992, 53,000 in 1993, and 62,000 in 1994.
Many renowned tycoons in Hong Kong, such as the Shaw family, left Hong Kong for fear of adverse effects to the eco ...
See also:1990s in Hong Kong, 1990s in Hong Kong - Politics, 1990s in Hong Kong - Before the handover, 1990s in Hong Kong - The handover, 1990s in Hong Kong - After the handover, 1990s in Hong Kong - Economy, 1990s in Hong Kong - Technology stock bubble, 1990s in Hong Kong - Migration, 1990s in Hong Kong - Emigration, 1990s in Hong Kong - Immigration, 1990s in Hong Kong - Entertainment Read more here: » 1990s in Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - 1990s in Hong Kong - Migration |
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| | | | Transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - South Asians in Hong Kong - Demographics The South Asians of Hong Kong include different subgroups owing to their diverse geographic, linguistic, and religious origins.
South Asians in Hong Kong - Nepalese.
Nepalese people in Hong Kong are mainly ex-British Army Gurkhas who, on leading army service decided to remain in Hong Kong. Due to the Brigade of Gurkhas being based in Hong Kong during the 1970s up until the handover, many Gurkhas gained the length of time of residency to remain in Hong Kong as permanent residents. Thus there is a particularly high Nepalese population in Shek Kong, Yuen Long Dist ...
See also:South Asians in Hong Kong, South Asians in Hong Kong - History, South Asians in Hong Kong - Nationality and right of abode, South Asians in Hong Kong - Demographics, South Asians in Hong Kong - Nepalese, South Asians in Hong Kong - Sindhis, South Asians in Hong Kong - Sikhs, South Asians in Hong Kong - Jains, South Asians in Hong Kong - Parsis, South Asians in Hong Kong - Tamils, South Asians in Hong Kong - South Asian Jews, South Asians in Hong Kong - Others, South Asians in Hong Kong - Languages Read more here: » South Asians in Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - South Asians in Hong Kong - Demographics |
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| | | | Transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - 1990s in Hong Kong - Economy The Hang Seng Index (HSI) was volatile after the takeover. It rose from over 10,000 in the middle of 1996 to a height of 16,820.3 on August 7, 1997. Speculators bet that there would be an influx of hot money from Mainland China to boost the economy of Hong Kong. Any stock linked to the Chinese economy or which had successful dealings in China had great potential.
In July 1997, the Thai government's decision to float the Thai Baht triggered a currency crisis that spread throughout Asia. One by one, the New Taiwan Dollar, Korean Won, and Indonesian Rupiah tumbled in price. All th ...
See also:1990s in Hong Kong, 1990s in Hong Kong - Politics, 1990s in Hong Kong - Before the handover, 1990s in Hong Kong - The handover, 1990s in Hong Kong - After the handover, 1990s in Hong Kong - Economy, 1990s in Hong Kong - Technology stock bubble, 1990s in Hong Kong - Migration, 1990s in Hong Kong - Emigration, 1990s in Hong Kong - Immigration, 1990s in Hong Kong - Entertainment Read more here: » 1990s in Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - 1990s in Hong Kong - Economy |
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| | | | Transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - History of Hong Kong - British colony After a series of Chinese defeats during the First Opium War (1839-1842) at the hands of Capt. Charles Elliot of the Royal Navy and Capt. Anthony Blaxland Stransham of the Royal Marines, Hong Kong Island was occupied by the British on January 20, 1841. The ostensible authority for the occupation was negotiated between Captain Eliot and the Governor of Kwangtung Province. The Convention of Chuenpeh was concluded but had not been recognized by the court of Qing Dynasty at Beijing.
Subsequently, Hong Kong Island wa ...
See also:History of Hong Kong, History of Hong Kong - Prehistory, History of Hong Kong - Imperial China, History of Hong Kong - First contacts with the West and Hong Kong during the Ming and Qing dynasties, History of Hong Kong - East India Company, History of Hong Kong - British colony, History of Hong Kong - World War II, History of Hong Kong - Post-War period, History of Hong Kong - Transition to PRC rule, History of Hong Kong - Hong Kong since 1997 Read more here: » History of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - History of Hong Kong - British colony |
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| | | | Transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - 1970s in Hong Kong - Infrastructure Hong Kong's first underground railroad, the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) was opened in October 1979. The first line served eastern Kowloon from Shek Kip Mei to Kwun Tong. In December services were extended to Tsim Sha Tsui and by 1980 it was possible to ride from Kwun Tong to the central business district in Central on the other side of the harbour on Hong Kong Island.
The Cross-Harbour Tunnel, the first underwater tunnel in Hong Kong, opened in 1972. For the first time in the history of Hong Kong, people could travel between Hong Kong ...
See also:1970s in Hong Kong, 1970s in Hong Kong - Politics, 1970s in Hong Kong - Talks over the Sovereignty of Hong Kong, 1970s in Hong Kong - Social movements, 1970s in Hong Kong - Anti-corruption campaign, 1970s in Hong Kong - Defend Diaoyutai Islands campaigns, 1970s in Hong Kong - Economy, 1970s in Hong Kong - The waning industry, 1970s in Hong Kong - Stock rush and market crash, 1970s in Hong Kong - Emerging businesses, 1970s in Hong Kong - Infrastructure, 1970s in Hong Kong - Community life, 1970s in Hong Kong - Metrication, 1970s in Hong Kong - Education, 1970s in Hong Kong - Housing, 1970s in Hong Kong - Entertainment, 1970s in Hong Kong - Natural disasters, 1970s in Hong Kong - Trivia Read more here: » 1970s in Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - 1970s in Hong Kong - Infrastructure |
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| | | | Transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - History of Hong Kong - First contacts with the West and Hong Kong during the Ming and Qing dynasties Hong Kong also features in the first contact of organized western merchants with China. When the Portuguese merchant Fernao Pires de Andrade met Chinese officials through an interpreter at Pearl River estuary in 1517 to negotiate trade with Canton (Guangzhou), the sailors landed at a so-called "Tuen Mun Island" and killed some local villagers. This "Tuen Mun island" and village has been interpreted as proof of the maritime trading decline of the aforementioned "Tuen Mun area". Kowloon first appeared in a military text of the Jiajing era. A map of Hong Kong o ...
See also:History of Hong Kong, History of Hong Kong - Prehistory, History of Hong Kong - Imperial China, History of Hong Kong - First contacts with the West and Hong Kong during the Ming and Qing dynasties, History of Hong Kong - East India Company, History of Hong Kong - British colony, History of Hong Kong - World War II, History of Hong Kong - Post-War period, History of Hong Kong - Transition to PRC rule, History of Hong Kong - Hong Kong since 1997 Read more here: » History of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - History of Hong Kong - First contacts with the West and Hong Kong during the Ming and Qing dynasties |
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| | | | Transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - History of Hong Kong - Post-War period After the end of World War II and the communist takeover of mainland China in 1949, hundreds of thousands of people emigrated from mainland China to Hong Kong, which had been an important entrepôt. However its position declined greatly after the United Nations ordered a trade embargo against the People's Republic of China as a result of the Korean War. Luckily, some of the new immigrants brought with them skills and capital, while others became a vast pool of cheap labour. At the same time, many foreign firms moved their offices from Shanghai to Hong Kong. This helped Hong Kong achieve its first eco ...
See also:History of Hong Kong, History of Hong Kong - Prehistory, History of Hong Kong - Imperial China, History of Hong Kong - First contacts with the West and Hong Kong during the Ming and Qing dynasties, History of Hong Kong - East India Company, History of Hong Kong - British colony, History of Hong Kong - World War II, History of Hong Kong - Post-War period, History of Hong Kong - Transition to PRC rule, History of Hong Kong - Hong Kong since 1997 Read more here: » History of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - History of Hong Kong - Post-War period |
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| | | | Transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - History of Hong Kong - World War II The development of Hong Kong was disturbed by the Japanese rule during World War II.
The British, Canadians, Indians and the Hong Kong Volunteer Defense Forces resisted the Japanese invasion commanded by Sakai Takashi which started on December 8, 1941, a few hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor (which stated earlier the same morning at 03:23 Japan Standard Time). The defensive positions were doomed from the start; the Japanese achieved air superiority on the first day of battle and the defensive forces were outnumbered. The British ...
See also:History of Hong Kong, History of Hong Kong - Prehistory, History of Hong Kong - Imperial China, History of Hong Kong - First contacts with the West and Hong Kong during the Ming and Qing dynasties, History of Hong Kong - East India Company, History of Hong Kong - British colony, History of Hong Kong - World War II, History of Hong Kong - Post-War period, History of Hong Kong - Transition to PRC rule, History of Hong Kong - Hong Kong since 1997 Read more here: » History of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - History of Hong Kong - World War II |
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| | | | Transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - 1970s in Hong Kong - Economy
1970s in Hong Kong - The waning industry.
In the early 1970s, the industries of Hong Kong, especially the making of clocks and watchs, clothes and toys, continued to bloom. However, during the second half of the decade, as the land price kept rising, those with handsome capital found that buying and selling lands would be a more profitable business. As a result, the lands originally used as factories were sold for building houses or shopping malls. The factories were gradually re-located to the mainland C ...
See also:1970s in Hong Kong, 1970s in Hong Kong - Politics, 1970s in Hong Kong - Talks over the Sovereignty of Hong Kong, 1970s in Hong Kong - Social movements, 1970s in Hong Kong - Anti-corruption campaign, 1970s in Hong Kong - Defend Diaoyutai Islands campaigns, 1970s in Hong Kong - Economy, 1970s in Hong Kong - The waning industry, 1970s in Hong Kong - Stock rush and market crash, 1970s in Hong Kong - Emerging businesses, 1970s in Hong Kong - Infrastructure, 1970s in Hong Kong - Community life, 1970s in Hong Kong - Metrication, 1970s in Hong Kong - Education, 1970s in Hong Kong - Housing, 1970s in Hong Kong - Entertainment, 1970s in Hong Kong - Natural disasters, 1970s in Hong Kong - Trivia Read more here: » 1970s in Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - 1970s in Hong Kong - Economy |
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| | | | Transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - History of Hong Kong - Hong Kong since 1997 In 1998, another election was held. The real estate market, a key component of the Hong Kong economy, went into free-fall due to increasing governmental interventions on private ownership as well as housing supplies and partially as a consequence of the Asian financial crisis.
After badly hit by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) which claimed hundreds of lives in 2003, concerns about the proposed anti-subversion bill that would have eroded freedom of the press, of religion and of association arising from Hong Kong Basic Law ...
See also:History of Hong Kong, History of Hong Kong - Prehistory, History of Hong Kong - Imperial China, History of Hong Kong - First contacts with the West and Hong Kong during the Ming and Qing dynasties, History of Hong Kong - East India Company, History of Hong Kong - British colony, History of Hong Kong - World War II, History of Hong Kong - Post-War period, History of Hong Kong - Transition to PRC rule, History of Hong Kong - Hong Kong since 1997 Read more here: » History of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - History of Hong Kong - Hong Kong since 1997 |
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1970s in Hong Kong - Anti-corruption campaign.
In the 1970s, corruption was a way of life in Hong Kong, being an institution in all major public safety departments. Policemen would often extract a bribe (popularly called "tea fee") before they investigated a crime, as did firemen before they rescued people and put out fires. Many Chinese detective superintendents amassed incredible wealth from their corrupt dealings with triads and corporations. Their names have been seared into the memories of the older generati ...
See also:1970s in Hong Kong, 1970s in Hong Kong - Politics, 1970s in Hong Kong - Talks over the Sovereignty of Hong Kong, 1970s in Hong Kong - Social movements, 1970s in Hong Kong - Anti-corruption campaign, 1970s in Hong Kong - Defend Diaoyutai Islands campaigns, 1970s in Hong Kong - Economy, 1970s in Hong Kong - The waning industry, 1970s in Hong Kong - Stock rush and market crash, 1970s in Hong Kong - Emerging businesses, 1970s in Hong Kong - Infrastructure, 1970s in Hong Kong - Community life, 1970s in Hong Kong - Metrication, 1970s in Hong Kong - Education, 1970s in Hong Kong - Housing, 1970s in Hong Kong - Entertainment, 1970s in Hong Kong - Natural disasters, 1970s in Hong Kong - Trivia Read more here: » 1970s in Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - 1970s in Hong Kong - Social movements |
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| | | | Transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - 1970s in Hong Kong - Politics
1970s in Hong Kong - Talks over the Sovereignty of Hong Kong.
Main article: Transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong
In the early 1970s, the New Territories land lease agreement, which would last until 1997, came to the surface. Facing a lease that would end within 27 years, the British Government had to decide what to do with the future status of the colony. In the first few years of the decade, Murray MacLehose began to visit Beijing, talking about the future of Hong Kong with leaders ...
See also:1970s in Hong Kong, 1970s in Hong Kong - Politics, 1970s in Hong Kong - Talks over the Sovereignty of Hong Kong, 1970s in Hong Kong - Social movements, 1970s in Hong Kong - Anti-corruption campaign, 1970s in Hong Kong - Defend Diaoyutai Islands campaigns, 1970s in Hong Kong - Economy, 1970s in Hong Kong - The waning industry, 1970s in Hong Kong - Stock rush and market crash, 1970s in Hong Kong - Emerging businesses, 1970s in Hong Kong - Infrastructure, 1970s in Hong Kong - Community life, 1970s in Hong Kong - Metrication, 1970s in Hong Kong - Education, 1970s in Hong Kong - Housing, 1970s in Hong Kong - Entertainment, 1970s in Hong Kong - Natural disasters, 1970s in Hong Kong - Trivia Read more here: » 1970s in Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - 1970s in Hong Kong - Politics |
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