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October. The October 1987 crash hit stock markets around the world, but Hong Kong was hammered especially hard. On Monday, October 19, the city's benchmark Hang Seng index fell 11 per cent, a slump that prompted stock exchange chairman Ronald Li to suspend trading for the rest of the week “to protect the investor”.
History of Hong Kong. Timeline. Prehistoric. Imperial (221 BC – 1800s) Bao'an County and Xin'an County. British Hong Kong (1841–1941, 1945–1997) Colonial (1800s–1930s) Convention of Chuenpi. Treaty of Nanking.
The region of Hong Kong has been inhabited since the Old Stone Age, later becoming part of the Chinese Empire with its loose incorporation into the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC). Starting out as a farming fishing village and salt production site, it became an important free port and eventually a major international financial center.
The Hong Kong Rugby Sevens is traditionally one of the biggest events, if not the biggest, on the Hong Kong sporting calendar. As such, there is a tremendous party atmosphere, with the involvement of the entire rugby-playing community. [14] A two-day women's tournament, Hong Kong Women's Rugby Sevens, precedes the men's contests. [15]
2010. 2014. 2018. 2022. Hong Kong first competed at the Olympic Games in 1952. It competed as a British colony until 1996. After the territory's handover in 1997, it has competed since 2000 as "Hong Kong, China" with its status as a special administrative region (SAR) of China. Throughout its history, Hong Kong has participated in every Summer ...
11 November – The conflict at Chinese University begins. 13 November – The Chinese University of Hong Kong officially announces a premature end to the semester as a result of large-scale protests and civil unrest. Besides CUHK, several Hong Kong universities switch to online learning and suspend on-campus class.
Siobhán Bernadette Haughey SBS ( / ʃəˈvɔːn ˈhɔːhi / shə-VAWN HAW-hee; [ 5][ 6] Chinese: 何詩蓓; Cantonese pronunciation: [hɔ˩ si˥ pʰuj˩]; [ 4] born 31 October 1997) is a Hong Kong competitive swimmer. She became the first Hong Kong swimmer to win an Olympic medal and the first Hong Kong athlete to win two Olympic medals in any ...
10-0 Mongolia 2003. 10-0 Brunei 2023. 9-1 Bangladesh 1975. 9-1 Macau 2008. 8-0 Brunei 1986. 8-0 Philippines 1996. 8-1 Timor-Leste 2007. 7-0 Philippines 1959. 7-0 Bhutan 2015.