Hong Kong International Airport opens at Chek Lap Kok and is named one of the Top Ten Construction Achievements in the 20th Century by the Construction Industry Manufacturers Association (CIMA) the following year. Hong Kong becomes a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
Hong Kong becomes an international financial centre and joins the world's top 10 economies.Ĭhina and Britain sign the Sino–British Joint Declaration on the future of Hong Kong. Immigrants from China create booming textile and light manufacturing industries ‘Made in Hong Kong’ goods are exported all over the world. Refugees fleeing from political turbulence and warfare in Mainland China increase Hong Kong’s population. The Kowloon–Canton Railway to the border of China is completed. The New Territories are leased to Britain for 99 years the colony becomes an important trading port. Kowloon Peninsula and Stonecutters Island are ceded to Britain.
Opium Wars result in China ceding Hong Kong Island in perpetuity to Britain the Crown colony of Hong Kong is established. Portuguese traders build a base in Tuen Mun.īritish merchants trade opium for Chinese silks, silver, spices and tea. Aboriginal fishing communities establish floating communities.Ĭlans settle the area and build walled villages as protection against bandits and pirates.
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