2014 Event The last protest camp has been removed in Hong Kong; activists staged several camps to demand the right to free elections rather than control of candidates and elections by the Chinese government 2014 Event Police arrest over 140 people and continue clearing away camps formed by pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong; the protesters seek autonomy in selection of Hong Kong candidates rather than selection of election choices by the Chinese government 2014 Event Hong Kong pro-democracy protest sites are being cleared on a court order; demonstrations have been held since September in an effort to attain greater political freedom for Hong Kong 2014 Event Leaders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement have been denied permission to travel to the mainland; the men sought to fly to Beijing to present their grievances to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang 2014 Event Hong Kong protesters continue to clash with police a day after Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying offers to engage in discussion; Leung said that he will not concede to demands for greater independence from central control, a key reason for the protest 2014 Event Hong Kong government offices remain closed as protesters continue to demand resignation of Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and an end to selection of Hong Kong candidates by the Chinese government 2014 Event Protests erupt after China issues a decision to not allow free elections in Hong Kong, instead requiring government approval of any candidate running for office 2014 Event Forbes Media, controlled by the Forbes family, is selling a majority interest in the business to Integrated Whale Media Investments, based in Hong Kong; the deal is expected to provide Forbes with greater international exposure 2014 Event A memorial event was held in Hong Kong in remembrance of lives lost in Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing in 1989; authorities on the mainland tightened security and may be detaining many in order to avoid commemorative protests at the square itself 2014 Event Shanghai and Hong Kong halt live poultry sales after a third death from to the H7N9 bird flu is reported in Hong Kong; China has reported 19 deaths and 96 infections from the bird flu at the beginning of 2014 2013 Event Typhoon Usagi passes through southern China, killing at least 25 people in Hong Kong 2012 Event After weeks of protests, the Hong Kong government backs down on its plans to introduce Chinese patriotism classes in its schools 2012 Event In China, thousands protest plans to introduce national patriotism lessons in Hong Kong school, labeling it Chines propaganda 2011 Event Health authorities begin slaughtering 17,000 chickens after a carcass infected with H5N1 is found at a poultry market in Hong Kong 2011 Event According to Bloomberg, Italian company Prada SpA is planning an initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange 2011 Event In Hong Kong, tens of thousands gather in Tiananmen Square to remember victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests 2010 Event In Hong Kong, 80,000 people rally in response to last week's fatal tourist coast hijacking hostage crisis in the Philippines 2009 Event The "swine flu", the H1N1 influenza strain is the first condition deemed a global pandemic since the Hong Kong flu of 1967 - 1968 2005 Event Hong Kong Disneyland opens 1997 Event Hong Kong begins slaughtering all its chickens to prevent bird flu 1997 Event U.K. returns Hong Kong to China 1997 Event British lease on New Territories in Hong Kong expires 1994 Event Last British troops leave Hong Kong (been there since Sept 1841) 1994 Death Helen Lee Mai, Hong Kong actress, dies at 63 1991 Event Qian Hong swims female world record 50m butterfly (27.30 sec) 1985 Event Britain agrees to return Hong Kong to China in 1997 1984 Event China Premier Zhao Ziyang and Margaret Thatcher sign Hong Kong Treaty 1984 Event UK signs agreement with China to return Hong Kong to China in 1997 1984 Event Britain and China initial agreement return Hong Kong to China in 1997 1984 Event Britain and China complete a proposed agreement to transfer Hong Kong to China by 1997 1979 Event Gold hits record $400.20 an ounce in Hong Kong 1977 Birthday Lee San San, Miss Hong Kong Universe 1997 1975 Event 1st Boeing Jetfoil revenue service, Hong Kong to Macao 1969 Birthday Derek Fung, Hong Kong, Canadian Tour golfer 1963 Birthday Dermot Reeve, cricketer, in Hong Kong England all-rounder 1992 1961 Birthday Andy Lau, born in Hong Kong, China, singer, film actor, producer, Cantopop genre, appeared in over 100 films, 300 TVB television mini-series 1952 Birthday David Puilum Choi, Hong Kong, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1945 Event Riverboat sinks off Hong Kong; kills 1,550 1945 Event Hong Kong liberated from Japan 1945 Event British liberate Hong Kong from Japan 1942 Birthday Simon Keswick, British financier/merchant, Hong Kong 1941 Event Japan announces surrender of British-Canadian garrison at Hong Kong 1941 Event Japanse troops land on Hong Kong 1940 Birthday Maxine Hong Kingston, U.S., author 1939 Birthday Nancy Kwan, Hong Kong, actress, Flower Drum Song, World of Suzie Wong 1939 Birthday Nancy Kwan, born in Hong Kong, actress, Flower Drum Song, Night Creature 1938 Birthday Henry Keswick, British financier/merchant, Hong Kong 1935 Birthday David Wilson, British governor, Hong Kong 1935 Birthday Dave Wilson, born in Scotland, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, diplomat, administrator, Sinologist, 27th Governor of Hong Kong 1987 - 1992 1933 Birthday William A Anders, Hong Kong, Major Gen, USAF/astronaut, Apollo 8 1927 Birthday Michael Sandberg, British CEO, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp 1926 Birthday Jan Morris, travel writer, Among the Cities, Hong Kong, Journeys 1925 Event British warship fires on Hong Kong harbor strikers 1921 Event Steamer "Hong Koh" runs aground off Swatow China killing 1,000 1918 Event Stands at Hong Kong Jockey Club collapse and burn, killing 604 1912 Birthday David Merrick, Hong Kong, Broadway producer, Hello Dolly 1912 Birthday Wendy Barrie, born in Hong Kong, hostess, Wendy Barrie Show 1906 Birthday Robert Brown Black, British diplomat/gov, Hong Kong 1902 Birthday Jeno Takacs, born in Cinfalva, Hungary, composer, studied with Joseph Marx, Paul Weigarten, professor of piano, composition at University of Manila in the Philippines, gave concerts in China, Japan, Hong Kong 1898 Event China leases Hong Kong's new territories to Britain for 99 years 1898 Event U.S. fleet under commodore Dewey sails from Hong Kong to Philippines 1892 Event Entire Hong Kong national cricket team, die in shipwreck off Taiwan 1887 Event British SS Wah Yeung catches fire on Canton River off Hong Kong 1843 Event Hong Kong proclaimed a British Crown Colony 1841 Event Hong Kong proclaimed a sovereign territory of Britain 1841 Event China cedes Hong Kong to British 1839 Event British capture Hong Kong from China
