Great Britain gained control of Hong Kong after the 1st Opium War in 1842 and Kowloon in 1860. On July 1, 1898 the British also leased the New Territories from China for 99 years. The end of that convention in June 30, 1997 saw what began as a British East Inda Company holding given back to China and replaced by a 50 year transition of "one country, two systems". However the presence of the British for a century and a half has left its mark on Hong Kong in historical place names, colonial continuances, and commercial globalization.

Historical Place Names

British street and place names are legion on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon.

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