214BC
In Qin dynasty, Hongkong is a part of Nanhai County
Jan-1841
Charles Elliot claimed that Hong Kong was ceded to Britain by government of Qing dynasty.
Jan-1841
Hong Kong was occupied by Britain.
Aug-1842
Hong Kong Island was ceded to Britain in 1842 by the Treaty of Nanking signed by Government of Qing dynasty.
Jun-1843
Hong Kong became a colonization directly governed by Britain who sent supervisors to administer the region.
Oct-1860
The Kowloon Peninsula and Stonecutters Island were ceded to Britain by the Convention of Peking.
Feb-1861
Britain took the above areas and expanded its colonization to Kowloon Peninsula and Stonecutters Island.
Jun-1898
Britain rent the New Territories and turned it into colonization.
Dec-1941
Hong Kong was occupied by Japanese army.
Aug-1945
Hong Kong became British colony.
Sep-1946
It became crown colony
Jul-1997
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
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