Unit 5 - Hong Kong, Democracy - Restricted Freedom

Question 1

Where is Hong Kong?

Answer 1

• Hong Kong SAR (special administrative region) of China
• south-East Asia
• on the eastern side of the Pearl River estuary in southern China

Question 2

What is Hong Kong officially?

Answer 2

• officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China

Question 3

How did Hong Kong become a colony of the British Empire?

Answer 3

• Hong Kong became a colony of the British Empire after Qing China ceded Hong Kong Island at the end of the First Opium War in 1842

Question 4

When was Hong Kong transferred to China?

Answer 4

• the territory was transferred to China in 1997

Question 5

What is Hong Kong’s past relationship with China?

Answer 5

• sovereignty of Hong Kong was ceded to the UK “in perpetuity” on 29 August 1842 through the Treaty of Nanking
• the UK further expanded the territory of Hong Kong in 1860 plus a 99-year lease
• Hong Kong Government continues to hire, promote, and appoint British citizens with Right of Abode in Hong Kong or not, to senior posts in Hong Kong Police Force, and Hong Kong Judiciary

Question 6

What was the agreement of 1997 when Hong Kong was transferred to China?

Answer 6

• Hong Kong was transferred to China on 1 July 1997, after 156 years of British rule
• the central government’s adherence to the “one country, two systems” principle.
• it is an administrative region with every aspect of power devolved from the national government

Question 7

What is the timeline of events before and during protests in Hong Kong?

Answer 7

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Question 8

Who was involved in the Hong Kong protests?

Answer 8

• local communities