HIS385H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Special Administrative Regions Of China
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Quiz is based on lecture and readings, basic questions on terms you should know (basic info, knowing proper timeline), chronological timeline need to know general sequence of events. Land consists of three parts: hong kong island, kowloon peninsula, new territories, total land area: 1,100 km^2 (toronto: 630km^2) Hong kong: inland area (ice age: terrain is not flat, but hilly therefore not much land for building, end of ice age -> rise of sea level, coastlines -> hong kong, became a coastal area. Kowloon peninsula: 47km^2, ceded 1860, help extend defense of island. New territories: 748 km^2, outlying islands: 228km^2, 99 year lease in 1898 (year hong kong return is in 1997, also gave control to outlying islands, strategic location for britain, right across the hong kong island. Prc wants all of hong kong back in 1997. Canton (guangzhou) was important trading port (south east asian traders, portuguese) Hong kong was used as a shelter from typhoons and monsoons.
