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 and some remain as part of current culture Write each name under it’s picture below Silver - Happy Valley Horse Race Track - tea Double Decker - Victoria Peak - English Street Names - Opium War - Drive Left Side of Road Lawn Bowling In the yellow highlighted text, find the synonym of: approximately = duration = turn over = with the exception of = indicating = seizure = 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? From 1841 to 1997 How did Britain get a 99-year lease for Hong Kong? To settle the Opium War conflict, Britain was given a 99-year lease in exchange for a peace Why was the British transfer of Hong Kong back to the Chinese in 1997 considered the end of the British Empire? It was Britain’s last colony 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 and some remain as part of current culture Write each name under it’s picture below Silver - Happy Valley Horse Race Track - tea Double Decker - Victoria Peak - English Street Names - Opium War - Drive Left Side of Road Lawn Bowling Left side of road rroad tea Double decker Opium wars In the yellow highlighted text, find the synonym of: approximately = approximately duration = period turn over = transfer with the exception of = excluding indicating = marking seizure = occupation English street names Silver Happy Valley Lawn Bowling Victoria Peak