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- Under British rule, Hong Kong flourished, transforming from a fishing village to a coastal metropolis and global center for trade. As the lease for the New Territories drew to a close, China and Britain began a negotiation process for the handover of all three pieces of land.
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2022年7月1日 · HONG KONG (AP) — The following are key events in the history of Hong Kong, which marked the 25th anniversary of its handover from British to Chinese rule on Friday. China had promised the territory could retain its civil, economic and political liberties for 50 years under the “one country, two systems” framework.
- Mtr Stations More Than Doubled
- Airport Moved from Kai Tak to Chek Lap Kok, and Is Much Bigger
- Changing Skyline That Goes Higher and Higher
- Changing Coastline with The Loss of Two Iconic Piers
- New Infrastructure Making Travel to Mainland China More Convenient
- Increasing GDP Per Capita
- Rising Median Income of Domestic Households
- Soaring Property Prices That Are Among The Highest in The World
- Population on An Upward Trend Until 2019
- Changing Demographics
The MTR network has increased from three heavy rail lines in 1997 to 10 in 2022, with the total number of stations going up from 37 to 98. Besides the building of new lines including the South Island line and new stations such as Exhibition Centre, which opened 1.5 months ago, the big jump in the number of stations is a result of MTR Corporation’s ...
Those flying in or out of Hong Kong no longer head to Kai Tak Airport in Kowloon but to Hong Kong International Airport in Chek Lap Kok, which is located to the north of Lantau Island. According to official statistics, the new airport handled about 71.5 million passengers prior to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2019, compared with the 29.5 million that K...
Hong Kong’s iconic skyline continued to expand upward post-1997, with the two tallest buildings in the city — the International Commerce Centre (ICC) and Two International Finance Centre (IFC) — completed in 2010 and 2003 respectively. The neon lights on many of the high-rise buildings have also been replaced with more environmentally friendly LED ...
The coastline, especially along Victoria Harbour, also changed significantly. One of the reclaimed areas is used for the development of the West Kowloon Cultural District. But there was also the contentious demolition of the former Star Ferry Pier in Central and Queen’s Pier to make way for reclamation works in Central for a six-lane road and a sho...
Travel to the mainland and Macau has become more convenient with the addition of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge as well as the High Speed Rail.
According to official figures, Hong Kong’s GDP per capita at current market prices increased from HK$211,592 (US$26,963) in 1997 to HK$387,110 in 2021.
Official figures show the median monthly income of domestic households rose from HK$19,000 in July to September in 1997 to the latest figure of HK$28,000 in February to April in 2022.
Property prices have soared in the last 25 years. For example, the average price for a private domestic unit on Hong Kong Island with a saleable area of less than 40 sq m went up from HK$69,206 per sq m in 1997 to a provisional figure of HK$189,659 per sq m in 2021.
One of the most densely populated places in the world, Hong Kong’s population has been on a generally increasing trend from 6.5167 million in 1997 to a peak of 7.5205 million in 2019, before falling to 7.4031 million in 2021, according to official estimates. Some believe that the drop was caused by the city’s shrinking freedoms and strict Covid-19 ...
Besides the growth in population, the demographics of the city have also changed a lot since 1997 in terms of one-way permit holders — residents of mainland China who leave the mainland permanently to settle in Hong Kong to be with family. From 1997 to 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic struck, around 33,900 to 57,500 one-way permit holders settled...
2023年7月1日 · On July 1, 1997, at midnight, Hong Kong is returned to Chinese sovereignty after 156 years of British rule. The tiny territory has its own mini-Constitution that governs its autonomy as a...
2022年7月1日 · As Xi Jinping, China’s leader, visits Hong Kong to mark the 25th anniversary of the handover from Britain, he arrives in a city vastly transformed from three years ago, when millions...
2022年7月1日 · Twenty-five years ago, Britain handed Hong Kong back to China. And today, Chinese leader Xi Jinping was in the territory to mark the occasion. When it was handed back, the city was...
The handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China was at midnight on 1 July 1997. This event ended 156 years of British rule in the former colony, which began in 1841.
