HK Flashcards
name 6 major events in hk
the opium war the extension of hk boundary agreement the convention of beijing the chinese civil war the second world war 1911 revolution
the opium war
qing china was defeated and the hk island was ceded to britain according to the treaty of nanjing
the convention of beijing 北京條約
(where was ceded to whom as a result of what
kowloon was ceded to britain aa a result of China’s defeat in the second anglo-chinese war 第二次鴉片戰爭
the extension of hk boundary agreement
(after defeated in which war, where was leased to whom for how many years
after china was defeated in the sino-japanese war甲午戰爭, the new territories were leased to britain for 99 years
1911 revolution
(affect whom’s what and hence whom’s what
some hk people supported what by whom)
affected china’s trade and hence hk’s entrepot trade
some hk people supported the revolution by dr sun yixian
the chinese civil war
(chinese turned what, who (verb) to hk with (noun) and (noun) and helped with what
chinese turned communist, refugees escaped to hk wuth money and skills and helped to develop the light industry
the second world war (whose (noun) (verb) and (verb) hk's what hk is (verb) by whom for how long during the war
china’s trade fell sharply and hit hk’s entrepot trade
occupied by the japanese for 3 years and 8 months during the war
name of hk when ruled by queen victoria
city of victoria
buildings/ roads named after queen victoria (3
victoria park, queen’s road, queen’s pier
area covered in city of victoria 四環九約
four circuits and nine yeuks
four circuit
ha wan 下環
sheung wan 上環
chung wan 中環
sai wan 西環
head of government of city of victoria
governer
name 3 governer
henry pottinger (1st
john pope hennessy
arthur kennedy
major economic activities pf city of victoria 3
entrepot trade
shipping industry
banking
types of residents of city of victoria
local chinese european settlers (british
