Vibrant and dynamic Hong Kong city was just a “barren rock”, housing a collection of fishing villages when claimed by Britain in 1842 following the First Opium War in China.
Hong Kong Island was ceded to Britain under the Treaty of Nanking. The Kowloon Peninsula and Stonecutters Island were handed over in 1860 and a 99-year lease was granted on the New Territories, comprising the area north of Kowloon up to the Shenzhen River and 235 outlying islands, in 1898.
Hong Kong returned to Chinese sovereignty on 1st of July 1997, and is now a Special Administrative Region on the People’s Republic of China operating under the “one country, two system” principle.
Today, Hong Kong isa flourishing international center with a population of more than 6.9 million people. With a land area of more than 1,100 square kilometers and over 260 outlying islands, Hong Kong is compact and accessible. It consists of Hong Kong Islands, separated from the Kowloon Peninsula by Victoria Harbour, and the New Territories that begin north of Kowloon and extend to the Mainland China boundary.
A unique combination of more than 150 years of colonial influence and 5,000 years of Chinese tradition, Hong Kong is a fantastic holiday experience that anyone would treasure forever!!!
Hong Kong Island was ceded to Britain under the Treaty of Nanking. The Kowloon Peninsula and Stonecutters Island were handed over in 1860 and a 99-year lease was granted on the New Territories, comprising the area north of Kowloon up to the Shenzhen River and 235 outlying islands, in 1898.
Hong Kong returned to Chinese sovereignty on 1st of July 1997, and is now a Special Administrative Region on the People’s Republic of China operating under the “one country, two system” principle.
Today, Hong Kong isa flourishing international center with a population of more than 6.9 million people. With a land area of more than 1,100 square kilometers and over 260 outlying islands, Hong Kong is compact and accessible. It consists of Hong Kong Islands, separated from the Kowloon Peninsula by Victoria Harbour, and the New Territories that begin north of Kowloon and extend to the Mainland China boundary.
A unique combination of more than 150 years of colonial influence and 5,000 years of Chinese tradition, Hong Kong is a fantastic holiday experience that anyone would treasure forever!!!
Hong Kong Tourism Board
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