Hong Kong 1949–1997

GPTKB entity

Statements (66)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Hong_Kong_dollar
gptkbp:endDate 1997
gptkbp:event gptkb:handover_of_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Hong_Kong_Special_Administrative_Region
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hong Kong 1949–1997
gptkbp:lastRuler gptkb:Chris_Patten
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkbp:mainIndustry finance
manufacturing
shipping
tourism
trade
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Cross-Harbour_Tunnel
Hong Kong International Airport (Kai Tak)
Mass Transit Railway (MTR)
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Public_Order_Ordinance
gptkb:Immigration_Ordinance
Hong Kong Basic Law (drafted)
gptkbp:notableDemographicChange Vietnamese boat people
influx of refugees from mainland China
gptkbp:notableEducationReform establishment of new universities
expansion of compulsory education
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Sino-British_Joint_Declaration
gptkb:Miss_Hong_Kong_Pageant
gptkb:Vietnamese_refugee_crisis
economic crisis
1989 Tiananmen Square protests and aftermath
Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament
Hong Kong cinema golden age
rise of Cantopop
gptkbp:notableFilm gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:TVB
gptkb:Ming_Pao
gptkb:South_China_Morning_Post
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Chinese_University_of_Hong_Kong
gptkb:University_of_Hong_Kong
gptkb:City_University_of_Hong_Kong
gptkb:Hong_Kong_Polytechnic_University
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Aberdeen
gptkb:Kowloon
gptkb:Central
gptkb:Stanley
gptkb:Cheung_Chau
gptkb:Lamma_Island
gptkb:Lantau_Island
gptkb:Sai_Kung
gptkb:Tsim_Sha_Tsui
gptkb:Victoria_Harbour
gptkb:Yuen_Long
gptkb:New_Territories
gptkb:Causeway_Bay
gptkb:Mong_Kok
gptkb:Sha_Tin
gptkb:Tuen_Mun
gptkb:Tsuen_Wan
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Chinese
English
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:population significant
gptkbp:precededBy Hong Kong 1841–1949
gptkbp:startDate 1949
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:No._28_Squadron_RAF
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8