HIST 3775 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Special Administrative Regions Of China, Humen, Social Order
Document Summary
Land (3 parts: hong kong island, kowloon peninsula, new territories, total land area: 1, 100 km2 (toronto: 630 km2, was an inland area (ice age, end of ice age rise of sea level, coastlines hk (after ice age) Hk island: ceded in 1841, 81km2, 2nd largest island in hk, 7% of territory, looks like a frog. Kowloon peninsula: ceded in 1860, 47km2, where old airport was located, runway was made on man-made land. Location: mouth of pearl river, used for trade and travel to canton/guangzhou = entry to china, bocca tigris (mouth of tiger) Strategic location: passed by hk to go to china, followed the direction of monsoons when travelling. Government: chinese county until 1840, british crown colony, 1840-1997, special administrative region (sar) of people"s republic of china, 1997+ Refuge: opportunities: opportunity for commoners to earn money, place for refuge for those who did not agree with the ruling class and ran away, protection under british law.
