The handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China was at midnight on 1 July 1997. This event ended 156 years of British rule in the former colony, which …

Aug 21, 2024 · Hong Kong was never an independent country. Until 1997 and the Hong Kong handover, Hong Kong was a colony of the United Kingdom. It was ruled by a governor …

Hong Kong independence is the notion of Hong Kong as a sovereign state, independent from the People's Republic of China (PRC).

Hong Kong is the world's third-ranked global financial centre (behind New York City and London), ninth-largest exporter, and eighth-largest importer. Its currency, the Hong Kong dollar, is the …

Dec 21, 2021 · Seized by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year at the end of the First Opium War; the Kowloon Peninsula was added in 1860 at the end …

Jul 1, 2022 · So Beijing promised Hong Kong's civil liberties and freedom - unavailable in the mainland - would be preserved for at least 50 years under a novel arrangement called "one …

Mar 19, 2024 · Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People’s Republic of China that has, until recently, largely been free to manage its own affairs based on “ one country, two …

Jul 1, 2022 · Hong Kong is ruled by a chief executive with support from a formal body of advisers called the Executive Council. The chief executive is responsible for implementing the Basic …

3 days ago · When it was a colony, Hong Kong was administered by a governor, who was appointed by and represented the monarch of the United Kingdom, directed the government, …

Nov 30, 2024 · Hong Kong saw explosive pro-democracy protests in the last decade - but hopes for a freer city have faded in the wake of Beijing's crackdown