British Hong Kong Map. Hong Kong Flag Map Mappr Hong Kong was the last significant and economically viable colony to leave the British Empire Map description Map of Hong Kong showing Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, the New Territories, Lantau Island, Lamma Island and other surrounding islands depicted in different colours and with borders indicating different districts.
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Map description Map of Hong Kong showing Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, the New Territories, Lantau Island, Lamma Island and other surrounding islands depicted in different colours and with borders indicating different districts. In 1997, Hong Kong stopped being a British colony after more than 150 years of British rule
Over the past few years I have been collecting historic maps to track the changes and development in the infrastructure. Map description Map of Hong Kong showing Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, the New Territories, Lantau Island, Lamma Island and other surrounding islands depicted in different colours and with borders indicating different districts. The colonial period began with the British occupation of Hong Kong Island under the Convention of Chuenpi in 1841 of the Victorian era and ended with the handover of.
. This map shows that the British had already acquired Hong Kong Island in 1842 and the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 The colonial period began with the British occupation of Hong Kong Island under the Convention of Chuenpi in 1841 of the Victorian era and ended with the handover of.
. The National Archives' catalogue CO - Records of the Colonial Office, Commonwealth and Foreign and Commonwealth Offices, Empire Marketing Board, and related bodies Division within CO - Records of the Chief Clerk's and General Departments CO 700 - Colonial Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans: Series I Subseries within CO 700 - HONG KONG AND. Although there are still small dependent colonies scattered about the globe to this day, the Imperial adventure effectively ceased in 1997 with the return of Hong Kong to China.