TIMELINE 1841 Charles Elliott lands on Hong Kong island
1842 The Colony of Hong Kong Treaty of Nanking, Hong Kong island ceded to the British Queen "in perpetuity" 1860 Convention of Peking : Kowloon ceded to the British 1898 Second Convention of Peking : The "New Territories" leased to the United Kingdom for 99 years, expiring on June 30, 1997, and part of the crown colony of Hong Kong.
1941 Japanese Hong Kong Japanese occupation and the Second World War ___________________________________________________________________________
1945 British Colony again 1949 1.600.000 refugee’s arrival following the establishment of the PRC 1966 Economic riots 1967 Political riots __________________________________________________________________________
1971 China replace Taiwan at the UN, social reforms in Hong Kong
1972 British “Territory” Hong Kong removed from the United Nation's list of the world's remaining colonies 1974 Heath’s declaration on Hong Kong returning to China in 1997 1978 Chinese Economic Reform begins in China 1982 Deng announce the “One country, 2 systems” formula 1983 The HKD pegged to the USD 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration 1985 Hong Kong factories move to Guangdong (China) 1987 Financial crisis, downturn of the stock market _________________________________________________________________
1989 Rally to support the Chinese democratic movement brings million on the street 1990 Proclamation of the Basic Law 1992 Christopher Patten named last governor of Hong Kong 1993 Birth of the Democratic Party, sale of the South China Morning Post 1995 Election of Legco following Patten’s reform.
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1st of July Handover / Tung Chee Hwa first Chief Executive of the SAR Dissolution of 1995 elected Legco High stock market index New provisional Legco nomination by Peking Crash of the stock market Bird flu, 1.600.000 chickens killed
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Asian financial crisis Hong Kong Museum re-opening postponed Court of Final Appeal deliberation on the Right of Abode new Legco elections, participation: 53% native language policy Big Spender executed in Shenzhen, guilty for crime committed in Hong Kong
1999
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Court of Final Appeal decision reversed by the NPC
Teachers rally against the native language policy Regular Legco election
9/11 and bubble of the cyber industry’s impact on Hong Kong China enters WTO Taiwan and China starts direct links Jiang Zemin confirms support to Tung Chee Hwa, re-elected for a second term
2002
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Government‘s proposal for anti-subversion law
2003 • SARS causes 300 deaths • Hu Jintao replace Jiang Zemin • CEPA (Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement) to help Hong Kong exports to China • 1st July: 500.000 protest against anti subversion law proposal ___________________________________________________________________________
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100.000 protest again on the 1st January against the anti-subversion law Peking launches a « patriotic campaign » and attacks democrats Election in Taiwan of pro independence president, Emily Law accused of being pro-taiwanese NPC’s standing committee rules out universal suffrage for 2007/2008 elections Albert Cheng’s affair 300.000 at the 1st of July rally for democracy Legco elections: 55.8% participation, Anti-subversion law proposal cancelled by the government democrats invited to China for the first time
2005
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Tung Chee Hwa step down and Donald Tsang, former Financial Secretary of the British administration replace him for 2 years 150.000 people rally for democracy and universal suffrage on the 4th of December
2006
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Ching Cheung, Hong Kong journalist is condemned to 5 years imprisonment in China
Election of Donald Tsang with one competitor Enquiry commission on RTHK HK’s autonomy laid down by Beijing 60.000 at the 1st July rally for democracy Anson Chan, former Chief Secretary of the British administration enters Legco NPC’s standing committee rules out universal suffrage for 2012 elections and states new possibility for 2020
Taiwan’s KMT wins elections HK/Macao/Zhuhai bridge’s project is officially approved Pro-chinese candidate is elected as new Taiwan’s president The Olympic torch and the Sichuan hearthquake September: new Legco elections without democrats historical leaders 50.000 at the 1st July rally for democracy
