British Hong Kong
British Hong Kong was a colony in South China and Taiwan (East Asia) that lasted from 1841 to 1997 CE, about 156 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).
Seized during the First Opium War and enlarged in 1860 and 1898. It grew into a free port and manufacturing and finance center, and Britain handed it back to China in July 1997.
See British Hong Kong on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- 1841 to 1997 CE
- Duration
- 156 years
- Type
- Colony
- Region
- South China and Taiwan, East Asia
- Language family
- Germanic
- Capital
- Victoria
Events in East Asia during its time
- Perry's black ships
- Meiji Restoration
- Xinhai Revolution
- War with Japan and the Nanjing massacre
- Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- People's Republic proclaimed
- Korean War
- Tibetan uprising
Neighbours in East Asia
- Qing dynasty
- Empire of Japan
- People's Republic of China
- Joseon
- Ganden Phodrang (Dalai Lama government)
- Edo period (Tokugawa shogunate)
- Japan (postwar)
- North Korea
- South Korea
- Republic of China on Taiwan
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Mughal Empire
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Haiti
- Russian Empire
Questions
When did British Hong Kong exist?
1841 to 1997 CE, about 156 years.
Where was British Hong Kong?
South China and Taiwan, in East Asia. Its capital was Victoria.
What language did British Hong Kong speak?
Germanic. This family includes Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse.