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Hundreds Of Thousands Hong Kong
1,839 wordsHong Kong, British dependency in eastern Asia, on the South China Sea, bordered by China on the north. It is made up of many islands, a portion of the mainland, and a considerable expanse of water surface. It has a land area of 1076 sq km (415 sq mi). Despite its small size, Hong Kong plays an important role in the world economy. The dependency can be divided into three main regions-Hong Kong Island and nearby islets; the mainland Kowloon Peninsula and Stonecutters Island; and the New Territorie...
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Peoples Republic Of China Part Of China
1,363 wordsThe Chinese Takeover of Hong Kong By: Trevor Moore The history as to who controls Hong Kong has been debated for nearly 170 years. In the 1830 s, the British sale of opium to China was creating a nation of drug addicts. Because of this, the Chinese imperial government banned all imports of opium to China. Many private British ships continued to sell opium to China and eventually conflict erupted. The Opium War (1839 - 1842) ended with the defeat of China and the signing of the Treaty of Nanking....
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Hong Kong Qing Dynasty
2,525 wordsHong Kong has had a long and complex past and looks to have a waning and declining economy. Hong Kong has a peculiar political past. It was taken over by the British after the two Opium Wars. The Treaty of Nanjing gave the British control of the island port of Hong Kong and access to other ports. Afterwards, the second Opium War broke out and this gave the British control of the peninsula of Kowloon. Soon afterwards, the British leased the New Territories from Chinese for 99 years. In 1984 they ...
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