Question: was hong kong part of the british empire

title: British Hong Kong
text: British Hong Kong was the period during which Hong Kong was under British colonial rule , from 1841 to 1997 ( excluding the Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945 ) . Colonial rule began with the British occupation of Hong Kong Island on 26 January 1841 during the First Opium War ( 1839 -- 1842 ) . The island was ceded to the United Kingdom by the Qing dynasty of China on 29 August 1842 and established as a Crown colony on 26 June 1843 . It was later designated a British Dependent Territory in 1981 . The Kowloon Peninsula was added to the colony after the Second Opium War ( 1856 -- 1860 ) . Finally , the New Territories were added under a 99 - year lease in 1898 . Although Hong Kong Island and Kowloon were ceded to Britain in perpetuity , the New Territories -- which comprised over 90 per cent of Hong Kong 's land -- had such a vital role in the economy that the British government agreed to transfer sovereignty of the entirety of Hong Kong to China upon the expiration of the lease in 1997 . The transfer has been considered by many as marking the end of the British Empire . 

Answer: answer: Yes. Hong Kong  was part of the British empire and it was called British Hong Kong .It was under British colonial rule , from 1841 to 1997 ( excluding the Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945 ). In 1981, it was designated a British Dependent Territory. In 1997, British government agreed to transfer sovereignty of the entirety of Hong Kong to China upon the expiration of the lease.
answer: Yes, British Hong Kong was the period during which Hong Kong was under British colonial rule , from 1841 to 1997.