[Latest] How old is British_Hong_Kong now?

Living Person

British_Hong_Kong
is

As of April 20, 2026

185 years old
approximately!

* Calculated from Wikipedia data.
Accuracy is not guaranteed.

Hong Kong 香港
1841–1941 (1941–1945: Japanese occupation) 1945–1997
Flag (1959–1997) Coat of arms (1959–1997)
Anthem: God Save the Queen (1841–1901; 1952–1997) God Save the King (1901–1941; 1945–1952)
Status	British Crown Colony
Capital	Victoria (de facto)
Official languages	English Chinese (Cantonese)
Religion	Christianity Folk Buddhism Taoism Hinduism Islam Judaism
Demonym	Hongkonger
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Monarch
• 1841–1901	Victoria
• 1901–1910	Edward VII
• 1910–1936	George V
• 1936	Edward VIII
• 1936–1941, 1945–1952	George VI
• 1952–1997	Elizabeth II
Governor
• 1843–1844	Sir Henry Pottinger (first)
• 1992–1997	Chris Patten (last)
Chief Secretary
• 1843	George Malcolm (first)
• 1993–1997	Anson Chan (last)
Legislature	Legislative Council
Historical era	Victorian era to 20th century
• British occupation, signed by Charles Elliot and Qishan	26 January 1841
• Treaty of Nanking	29 August 1842
• Convention of Peking	18 October 1860
• Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory	9 June 1898
• Japanese occupation of Hong Kong	25 December 1941 – 30 August 1945
• Handover of Hong Kong	1 July 1997
Population
• 1996 estimate	6,217,556
• Density	5,796/km (15,011.6/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	1996 estimate
• Total	$154 billion
• Per capita	$23,843
GDP (nominal)	1996 estimate
• Total	$160 billion
• Per capita	$24,698
Gini (1996)	51.8 high inequality
HDI (1995)	0.808 very high
Currency	Hong Kong dollar (from 1937) Trade dollar (1895–1937) Spanish dollar (until 1895) Chinese cash (until 1895)
ISO 3166 code	HK
Preceded by Succeeded by 1841: Xin'an County 1945: Japanese Hong Kong 1941: Japanese Hong Kong 1997: Hong Kong SAR
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	英屬香港
Simplified Chinese	英属香港
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yīngshǔ Xiānggǎng Bopomofo ㄧㄥ ㄕㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄤˇ Wade–Giles Ying-shu Hsiang-kang Tongyong Pinyin Ying-shǔ Sianggǎng IPA [íŋ.ʂù ɕjáŋ.kàŋ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Yīng suhk hēung góng Jyutping jing1 suk6 hoeng1 gong2 IPA [jɪŋ˥ sʊk̚˨ hœŋ˥ kɔŋ˧˥]

Wikipedia Categories

• British Hong Kong
• Concessions in China
• History of Hong Kong
• Former colonies in Asia
• 19th century in Hong Kong
• 20th century in Hong Kong
• British military occupations
• China–United Kingdom relations
• 1841 establishments in Hong Kong
• Hong Kong–United Kingdom relations
• 1997 disestablishments in Hong Kong
• Use Hong Kong English from August 2014
• 1841 establishments in the British Empire
• Hong Kong and the Commonwealth of Nations
• States and territories established in 1841
• States and territories established in 1945
• States and territories disestablished in 1941
• States and territories disestablished in 1997
• Former British colonies and protectorates in Asia

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