Hong Kong

1. Hong Kong, on the South coast of China.
2. In 1839, Qing Dynasty authorities refused to import opium, resulting in the First Opium War between China and Britain. It was not until 29 August 1842 that the island was formally made a British colony under the Treaty of Nanking.
3. It was mainly used as a port for trading and textile exports. It was also a source of fairly cheap labour for manufacturing .
4. In 1983, the United Kingdom reclassified Hong Kong from a British crown colony to a dependent territory. On 1 July 1997, ownership was changed from the United Kingdom to the PRC, officially ending 156 years of British colonial rule.
5. They are separate from China in many ways.