History of Hong Kong By leey13 221 BCE Hong Kong is formed 1861 British acquired Kowloon Peninsula 1870 Tung Wah Hospital Opens May 30, 1888 First service of Peak Tram Feb 26, 1918 Happy Valley Racecourse fire 1928 First pre-RTHK radio broadcast Apr 13, 1933 Founding of KMB Period: Dec 8, 1941 to Dec 25, 1941 Battle of Hong Kong 1947 First service of Hong Kong taxi 1962 Typhoon Wanda 1972 Small House Policy Sep 24, 1983 Black Saturday Oct 19, 1987 Black Monday Nov 20, 1996 Garley Building fire Jul 1, 1997 Hong Kong handed back by British rule Jul 6, 1998 Hong Kong International Airport opens Aug 22, 1999 Flight 642 crash
