Cession of Hong Kong

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Lord_Palmerston
gptkbp:date 1842
gptkbp:documentedIn historical records
signing of the treaty
gptkbp:established gptkb:British_control_over_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:followedBy Second Convention of Peking
expansion_of_British_territory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cession of Hong Kong
gptkbp:influenced Western imperialism
economic interests
Sino-British_relations
gptkbp:involved gptkb:British_Empire
Qing Dynasty
gptkbp:is_a Handover_of_Hong_Kong_in_1997
gptkbp:is_a_gathering_for British-Chinese_relations
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of historical analysis
historical debate
gptkbp:is_characterized_by diplomatic pressure
gptkbp:is_part_of unequal treaties
British_imperial_expansion
gptkbp:is_recognized_for international community
gptkbp:keyEvent international relations
colonial history
the Opium Wars
the history of colonialism
19th century history
Chinese_history
Hong_Kong's_future
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:British_colonial_rule_in_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Chinese_nationalists
Chinese_officials
gptkbp:resultedIn Treaty of Nanking
gptkbp:saw_the_rise_of Hong_Kong_as_a_British_colony
gptkbp:significance gptkb:end_of_the_First_Opium_War
gptkbp:significantEvent 19th century imperialism
the history of trade.
British_history
gptkbp:type territorial cession
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for future treaties
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in regional geopolitics
British_colonial_policy
Hong_Kong's_identity
Hong_Kong's_development
gptkbp:was_a_result_of military conflict
political maneuvering
trade imbalances
naval superiority
economic exploitation
foreign intervention
military expeditions
strategic interests
cultural clashes
diplomatic failures
colonial ambitions
military negotiations
opium trade disputes
gptkbp:was_marked_by military presence