The history of Hong Kong's cession, the process of reunification and the prosperity after reunification.

In the first Opium War, the Qing government was defeated. On August 29th, it signed the treaty of nanking with Britain, and 1842 ceded Hong Kong Island and Ap Lei Chau to Britain. 1860 10. During the Second Opium War, the Qing government was defeated again and was forced to sign the Beijing Treaty, which handed over the south of Boundary Street and Stonecutters Island (locally known as Kowloon Division) of Kowloon Peninsula to Britain.

1898, the Qing government and Britain signed the "Special Provisions on Expanding Hong Kong Border", which leased 230 islands with a total area of 975. 1 square kilometer south of Shenzhen River and north of Boundary Street to Britain, and called the leased land "New Territories" for 99 years. From 1 898 July1to1997 June 30th. Thus occupying the whole territory of Hong Kong.

1982 On September 22nd, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher visited China, which opened the Sino-British negotiations on the Hong Kong issue. On September 24th, Deng Xiaoping met with Margaret Thatcher, and the two sides held fierce negotiations. China refuses to recognize all relevant unequal treaties such as the Special Provisions on Expanding Hong Kong's Border, and only recognizes that Hong Kong is administered by Britain, not British territory. After two years and as many as 22 rounds of negotiations, China and Britain finally signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration at 1984 12 19, and decided to establish a special administrative region in Hong Kong from 1997 7 1, and began to exercise Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula south of Boundary Street and the New Territories again.

Since Hong Kong's return to the motherland, it has experienced repeated shocks such as the Asian financial crisis, bird flu, global economic slowdown and SARS epidemic. However, with the strong support of the central government and the mainland of China, and under the correct leadership of the SAR government, all Hong Kong people have carried forward the tenacious spirit of "hard struggle", successfully weathered one difficulty after another, and continued to maintain their status as a free port and an international financial, trade and shipping center. It has been selected as the freest economic system in the world by internationally renowned rating agencies and organizations for many years in a row, and is recognized as the freest and open economy, the most dynamic economy and the best business environment in the world.

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Sino-British negotiations on the Hong Kong issue have a special historical position and significance in the diplomatic history of New China. It has successfully achieved the smooth return of Hong Kong, wiped out the humiliation of the Chinese nation for a century and a half, made a step forward in the great cause of the reunification of the motherland, set an example for international peaceful settlement of disputes and historical issues, and made great contributions to the maintenance of world peace by the China government.

After the reunification, Hong Kong has undoubtedly become the intermediary between China and the world, and directly undertakes the important task of combining the free market economic system and the socialist market economic system with the economic forms of developed countries and regions and developing countries in two stages of development, accelerating China's integration with the world economy, and realizing China's economic modernization in 2 1 century.

Hong Kong's economy is dominated by the service industry, which is closely related to the mainland of China and other Asia-Pacific regions. It is the city with the largest number of regional offices set up by international companies in Asia. Hong Kong is also one of the popular tourist destinations and a popular place for holding international conferences and exhibitions. Hong Kong, with its superior geographical position, is a bridge connecting the time difference between North America and Europe, closely linked with other economies in the Mainland and Southeast Asia, and established a good communication network with other parts of the world, so it can become an important international financial center.

In 2005, Hong Kong was the 1 1 largest service exporter in the world. The main industries related to service trade include tourism and tourism, trade-related services, transportation services, financial and banking services and professional services.

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