Hong Kong (British colonial era)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hong_Kong_(British_colonial_era)
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:colonizedBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Hong_Kong_dollar
gptkbp:demographics influx of refugees from China
gptkbp:district gptkb:Victoria_City
gptkb:Kowloon
gptkb:New_Territories
gptkbp:education British-based
gptkbp:endDate 1997
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Blue_Ensign_with_Hong_Kong_badge
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:handoverDate 1 July 1997
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hong Kong (British colonial era)
gptkbp:legalSystem common law
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity gptkb:fire
gptkbp:mainIndustry finance
manufacturing
trade
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Sino-British_Joint_Declaration
gptkb:Vietnamese_boat_people_crisis
gptkb:1967_Hong_Kong_riots
introduction of public housing
Shek Kip Mei fire
establishment of ICAC
introduction of Basic Law drafting
introduction of Bill of Rights Ordinance
introduction of District Boards
introduction of Legislative Council elections
opening of Mass Transit Railway (MTR)
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Chris_Patten
gptkb:Murray_MacLehose
gptkb:Mark_Aitchison_Young
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Chinese
English
gptkbp:population significant
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Qing_dynasty
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Japanese_occupation_of_Hong_Kong
gptkb:handover_of_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:startDate 1841
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Hong_Kong_Special_Administrative_Region
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Convention_of_Peking
gptkb:Convention_for_the_Extension_of_Hong_Kong_Territory
gptkb:Treaty_of_Nanking
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Victoria,_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8