When did England get Hong Kong?

Answer 1

The British were importing Opium to China, and the Chinese Emperor made it illegal but it was too profitable so the British merchants ignored the law. In 1839 China seized Opium sales and the Superintendant of Trade, a British citizen. The Empire retaliated and the First Opium War began. By 1841 the British had set up on the island of Hong Kong, which at the time was only a small fishing settlement. When the war ended in 1842 the Treaty of Nanking was signed and Britain took possession of the Island.

Answer 2

Hong Kong was formally ceded to Britain on August 29, 1842 after the conclusion of the First Opium War, which was caused by the Chinese authorities' refusal to import opium from Britain. This cession was officially stated in the Treaty of Nanking. From then on to 1997, Hong Kong was a British Crown Colony.

Answer 3

During the Ching Dynasty, China lost to Great Britain during the First and Second Opium War. After the First Opium War, China signed a treaty with Britain, saying that China would give Britain the Hong Kong Island. After the Second Opium War, another treaty was signed, saying that China would give Britain the Kowloon part of Hong Kong. A few years after, Britain signed the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory, stating that China will rent out the New Territory for Britain for 99 years. These 3 treaties are called the Unequal Treaties.

Answer 4

England never "got" Hong Kong.

Hong Kong was occupied by British forces in 1841 following the First Opium War between Britain and China. It became a British Crown Colony (a possession of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) in 1842.

Hong Kong was returned to Chinese sovereignty on 1 July 1997, having been a British possession for 155 years.

Answer 5

After the Opium War, China lost HK to Britain.