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The Hong Kong Club (Chinese: 香港會) is a gentlemen's club in Hong Kong, the first in the city. Opened on 26 May 1846, it is a private business and dining club in the heart of Central, Hong Kong. Its members were (and still are) among the most influential people in the city, including such personalities as senior government officials, senior ...
The first location of the Hong Kong Club Building. The Hong Kong Club Building in 1928. Cenotaph in front. Founded in 1846, the Club's first premises were located along Queen's Road Central, from the corner of Wyndham Street to the corner of D'Aguilar Street. [2] The three-storey building was designed in a classic style.
History of Hong Kong; Timeline; ... with the exception of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. Legal references to the 'Crown' were replaced by references to the 'State', ...
Hong Kong had been a British colony since 1841, when it was occupied by British forces during the first Opium War. China’s Qing Dynasty signed it over to the British the following year in the ...
The following is a timeline of the history of Hong Kong. Imperial China. Date Ruling entity Events Other people/events 221 BC: Qin dynasty:
The Hong Kong Jockey Club, known between 1960 and 1996 as the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club, became the territory's largest taxpayer. [86] Three forms of gambling were legal in Hong Kong: lotteries, horse racing, and football. [87]
Hong Kong recently saw massive protests over a controversial bill that would allow extraditions to mainland China. Here's a timeline of key events.
There are 35 athletes from Hong Kong in the 2024 Paris Olympics. They are: Fencing. Daphne Chan. No Wai Hang. Vivian Kong (who made history as the first woman from Hong Kong to win a gold medal in ...