Shanghai / Sino-British / Guangzhou / Tianjin / Shenzhen / Nanjing / Beijing / Kowloon City / Hong Kong / /
Company
Hongkong Electric Company / Canton / Hong Kong and China Gas Company / East India Company / /
Country
Taiwan / Germany / France / Japan / Russia / United States / Vietnam / United Kingdom / China / Singapore / Hong Kong / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
Person Travel / /
Facility
Tin Hau Temple / University of Hong Kong / Hong Kong harbour / Stanley Gaol / Hong Kong International Airport / Pearl Harbour / College of Medicine / Lung Tsun Stone Bridge / Hospital Authority / Victoria Harbour / /
Holiday
Christmas Day / /
IndustryTerm
heavily subsidised medical services / foreign free traders / food problems / public utilities / welfare services / labour-intensive products / healthcare system / manufacturing sector / Free employment services / utility services / government services / ancient kiln site / railway networks / training and retraining courses and services / food supplies / /
NaturalFeature
Kellett Island / Ma Wan Island / Chek Lap Kok Island / Hong Kong Island / Big Wave Bay / Yangtze River / Kowloon Peninsula / Stonecutters Island / Lantau Island / Joss House Bay / Lamma Island / Pearl River Delta / /
Organization
Vocational Training Council / Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps / UK Government / British Government / Executive Council / Hospital Authority / Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce / Legislative Council / Sanitary Board / Employees Retraining Board / United Nations / History Hong Kong’s administration / Whig Government in England / Urban Council / University of Hong Kong / Chinese Nationalist Government / College of Medicine / Civil government / /
Person
Qishan / Mark Young / Ng Choy / Hom Shek / Tai Wan / Mai Po / Tai Hom Tsuen / Henry Pottinger / Cecil Harcourt / Lin Tse-hsu / Lin Zexu / Shouson Chow / Harry Parkes / Frank Gimson / Margaret Thatcher / Sha Po Tsuen / Frederick Bruce / Charles Elliot / /
Position
Captain / Prime Minister / Foreign Secretary / special Commissioner / first Colonial Secretary / Consul / Superintendent / envoy / Governor / Commissioner / Executive / Tory Foreign Secretary / representative / Colonial Secretary / lawyer / Rear Admiral / /
ProvinceOrState
British Columbia / Shandong / Guangdong / /
Region
East India / South China / Southeast Asia / North China / Far East / /
Chapter 21 History Hong Kong has often faced times of upheaval and change in its eventful history, but it has continued to adapt to meet new