HIS385H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Sun Yat-Sen, Extraterritoriality, Ninetynine
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Hong kong in china"s reforms and revolution. Sino-japanese war, 1894-95: scramble for concessions, 1895-98, where multiple countries increased influence in. China: japan strong, china"s powers weaken, chinese tried to learn from the west, slightly open their minds and adopt western ideas, fight between china and japan over korea, japan slowly expanded into korea and imperialism came to be. Convention for extension of hong kong, 1898: new territories: 99 year lease, french in indo-china -> colonial defense, people"s republic of china has more strength compared to old china, e. g. , korean war. Kowloon walled city, 10th cent, : qing dynasty fort, 1841, new territories lease, 1898: chinese jurisdiction, british hands off policy, 1945+ lawless refugee slum triads in control, 1990s demolition -> kowloon city park, 1995. Bubonic plague, 1894 -> 3000 dead, 100,000 left hk: -> overcrowding relief -> govt. vs. chinese tension.
