British colonial rule in Hong Kong

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_colonial_rule_in_Hong_Kong
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:administrativeDivision British colony
gptkbp:coatOfArms gptkb:Coat_of_arms_of_Hong_Kong_(1959–1997)
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Hong_Kong_dollar
gptkbp:district significant
gptkbp:education British-based
gptkbp:endDate 1997
gptkbp:firstGovernor gptkb:Sir_Henry_Pottinger
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Blue_Ensign_with_Hong_Kong_badge
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Hong_Kong_Special_Administrative_Region
gptkbp:handoverDate 1 July 1997
gptkbp:hasMajorPort gptkb:Victoria_Harbour
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British colonial rule in Hong Kong
gptkbp:lastRuler gptkb:Chris_Patten
gptkbp:legalSystem common law
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity rapid industrialization
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Kowloon
gptkb:Hong_Kong_Island
gptkb:New_Territories
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Public_Order_Ordinance
gptkb:Companies_Ordinance
gptkb:Education_Ordinance
gptkb:Immigration_Ordinance
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:1967_Hong_Kong_riots
gptkb:1941_Japanese_invasion
gptkb:1997_Handover_Ceremony
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:University_of_Hong_Kong
gptkb:Hong_Kong_Police_Force
gptkb:Hong_Kong_Legislative_Council
gptkb:Hong_Kong_and_Shanghai_Banking_Corporation
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Murray_MacLehose
gptkb:Alexander_Grantham
gptkb:Mark_Aitchison_Young
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Chinese
English
gptkbp:population significant
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Qing_dynasty_rule_in_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Japanese_occupation_of_Hong_Kong
gptkb:Sino-British_Joint_Declaration
gptkb:Handover_of_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:startDate 1841
gptkbp:transferredTo gptkb:People's_Republic_of_China
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Convention_of_Peking
gptkb:Convention_for_the_Extension_of_Hong_Kong_Territory
gptkb:Treaty_of_Nanking
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hong_Kong_handover
gptkb:1997_Hong_Kong_handover_ceremony
gptkb:Handover_Ceremony_1997
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6