In late January 1841, during the Sino-British Trade War, the Royal Navy landed on an Island in the South China Coast. Later the territory’s first administrator, Charles Elliot, declared the island as a British territory and named it “Hong Kong”.
Hong Kong Day marks the establishment of Hong Kong on the 26th January, a day worthy of celebration!
Happy 178th Birthday Hong Kong
Image: Hong Kong from Kowloon – Thomas Allom