194 1 year 65438+February 25th (known as "Black Christmas" by Hong Kong people), during the Second World War, the Japanese invaded Hong Kong, and the British troops stationed in Hong Kong were unable to resist. At that time, Governor Yang had no choice but to declare surrender. Hong Kong was occupied by Japan and began a "period of Japanese rule" of three years and eight months.

1945 September 15, after Japan's defeat, it signed a surrender in Hong Kong and withdrew from Hong Kong. Hong Kong was ruled by Britain again.

After World War II, Hong Kong's economy and society developed rapidly, becoming the third largest financial center in the world after new york and London. It has not only become one of the "Four Little Dragons of Asia", but also the financial, service and shipping center of Asia.

Hong Kong (Cantonese: hoeng1gong2; English: Hong Kong; ; Mandarin: ?ng；; Short name: HK), short name "Hong Kong", full name is People's Republic of China (PRC) Special Administrative Region. Hong Kong is located in the south of China, east of the Pearl River Estuary, along the South China Sea, bordering Shenzhen in the north, the Pearl River in the west, facing the Macao Special Administrative Region across the Pearl River Estuary, and bordering the South China Sea on the other two sides.

Hong Kong is one of the highly prosperous international metropolises in the world. Hong Kong includes Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula and the New Territories. The total land area under its jurisdiction is 1 104.32 square kilometers. By the end of 20 14, the total population was about 7.264 million, ranking third in the world in population density.

Before 1840, Hong Kong was a small fishing village. During the period of 1842- 1997, Hong Kong became a British colony. After World War II, Hong Kong's economy and society developed rapidly, and eastern and western cultures met here and became one of the "four little dragons in Asia". 1 July 19971day, China officially resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Hongkong and became one of the special administrative regions of China. Hong Kong is allowed to retain its original economic model, laws and social systems, and enjoy a high degree of autonomy in other affairs except foreign affairs and national defense.

Hong Kong is an important shipping hub and one of the most competitive cities in the international and Asia-Pacific regions, and its economic freedom index ranks first in the world for 2 1 year. Hong Kong is famous for its good social order, free economy and sound legal system. It is also called "Pearl of the Orient", "Gourmet Paradise" and "Shopping Paradise", and it is also one of the richest, most developed and highest living standards areas in the world.