Old Hong Kong Map How 156 Years of British Rule Has Shaped Hong Kong View the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StW7oGSR_Mg&t=12s prior to answering the questions below.. The colo
Trang 1Old Hong Kong Map
How 156 Years of British Rule Has Shaped Hong
Kong
View the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StW7oGSR_Mg&t=12s prior to answering the questions below
What years did the British occupy Hong Kong?
How did Britain get a 99-year lease for Hong Kong? _
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Why was the British transfer of Hong Kong back to the Chinese in 1997 considered the end of the British Empire?
Excluding the Japanese occupation during the
Second World War, Hong Kong was under British
rule from 1841 to 1997 The colonial period
began with the occupation of Hong Kong Island
in 1841 during the First Opium War and ended
with the transfer back to the Chinese which has
been considered by many as marking the end of
the British Empire
British Colonial Hong Kong Flag - circa 1959
Below are British colonial Hong Kong
influences and some remain as part of
current culture Write each name under
it’s picture below
Silver Happy Valley Horse Race Track tea
-Double Decker - Victoria Peak - English Street
Names Opium War Drive Left Side of Road
-Lawn Bowling
In the yellow highlighted text , find the synonym of:
approximately = duration =
turn over = with the exception of = indicating = seizure =
Trang 2Old Hong Kong Map
How 156 Years of British Rule Has Shaped Hong
Kong
View the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StW7oGSR_Mg&t=12s prior to answering the questions below
What years did the British occupy Hong Kong?
From 1841 to 1997
How did Britain get a 99-year lease for Hong Kong? To settle the Opium War conflict, Britain was given a 99-year lease in exchange for a peace
Why was the British transfer of Hong Kong back to the Chinese in 1997 considered the end of the British Empire? It was Britain’s last colony
British Colonial Hong Kong Flag - circa 1959
Excluding the Japanese occupation during the
Second World War, Hong Kong was under British
rule from 1841 to 1997 The colonial period
began with the occupation of Hong Kong Island
in 1841 during the First Opium War and ended
with the transfer back to the Chinese which has
been considered by many as marking the end of
the British Empire
Below are British colonial Hong Kong
influences and some remain as part of
current culture Write each name under
it’s picture below
Silver Happy Valley Horse Race Track tea
-Double Decker - Victoria Peak - English Street
Names Opium War Drive Left Side of Road
-Lawn Bowling
Victoria Peak Silver
Opium wars
tea
Lawn Bowling Happy Valley
English street names
Double decker
Left side of road
rroad
In the yellow highlighted text , find the synonym
of:
approximately = approximately
duration = period
turn over = transfer
with the exception of = excluding
indicating = marking
seizure = occupation