Historical data of Hong Kong

The history of Hong Kong can be traced back to the Neolithic Age 5, years ago. After Qin Shihuang unified China, three counties, Nanhai, Guilin and Xiangjun, were successively established in the south, and Hong Kong belonged to Panyu County, Nanhai County. Since then, Hong Kong has been under the jurisdiction of the central government. In the Han Dynasty, Hong Kong belonged to Boluo County, Nanhai County. In the sixth year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 331), Hong Kong belonged to Baoan County, Dongguan County. During the Sui Dynasty, Hong Kong belonged to Baoan County, Nanhai County, guangzhou fu. In the second year from the Tang Dynasty to Germany (AD 757), Bao 'an County was changed to Dongguan County, and Hong Kong still belonged to Dongguan County. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, a large number of mainland people moved to Hong Kong, which promoted the great development of Hong Kong's economy and culture. In the first year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty (1573), Hong Kong belonged to Xin 'an County.

January 26th, 1841: After the First Opium War, Britain occupied Hong Kong Island. Afterwards, the Qing government tried to recover it by force, and Emperor Daoguang issued many orders for this purpose. However, the Qing Dynasty was still unable to defend its territorial integrity.

August 29th, 1842: The Qing government signed the unequal treaty of nanking with Britain, ceding Hong Kong Island to Britain.

October 24th, 186: China and Britain signed the unequal Beijing Treaty, ceding the area south of Boundary Street in Kowloon Peninsula to Britain.

on June 9th, 1898, Britain forced the Qing government to sign the Special Article on Expanding Hong Kong's Boundary, and leased 262 islands north of Boundary Street in Kowloon Peninsula for 99 years (ending on June 3th, 1997).

December 25th, 1942: During the Second World War, the Japanese invaded Hong Kong, and the British troops stationed in Hong Kong were unable to resist. At that time, the Governor of Hong Kong, Yang Muqi, had no choice but to declare his surrender. Hong Kong was occupied by Japan and began the "Japanese rule period" of three years and eight months.

September 15th, 1945: Japan signed the surrender in Hong Kong after its defeat and withdrew from Hong Kong.

December 19th, 1984: China and Britain signed a joint declaration on the question of Hong Kong, implementing "one country, two systems" in Hong Kong after 1997.

July 1, 1997: Hong Kong became a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. According to the Basic Law, Hong Kong's previous economic, legal and social systems will remain unchanged for 5 years, and "one country, two systems" will be implemented. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region enjoys a high degree of autonomy, except for defense and foreign affairs, which are under the control of the Central People's Government.