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How 156 Years of British Rule Has Shaped Hong Kong

View the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StW7oGSR_Mg&t=12s prior to answering the questions


below.
What years did the British occupy Hong Kong?
________________________________________
How did Britain get a 99-year lease for Hong
Kong? _________________________________
_______________________________________
Why was the British transfer of Hong Kong back to
the Chinese in 1997 considered the end of the
British Empire?

Old Hong Kong Map


Excluding the Japanese occupation during the
Second World War, Hong Kong was under British
rule from 1841 to 1997. The colonial period
began with the occupation of Hong Kong Island in
1841 during the First Opium War and ended with
the transfer back to the Chinese which has been
considered by many as marking the end of
the British Empire. British Colonial Hong Kong Flag - circa 1959
Below are British colonial Hong Kong influences In the yellow highlighted text, find the synonym of:
and some remain as part of current culture. approximately = ______________________
Write each name under it’s picture below. duration = __________________________
Silver - Happy Valley Horse Race Track - tea - turn over = __________________________________
Double Decker - Victoria Peak - English Street with the exception of = ________________________
Names - Opium War - Drive Left Side of Road - indicating = __________________________________
Lawn Bowling seizure = ____________________________________

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