Hundreds of mainland Chinese students have left or are leaving Hong Kong universities according to recent news. And according to the media, Chinese soldiers are helping to clean up after protests, which have been prolonged. The soldiers, who are reported to be subject to definitive restrictions of movement in Hong Kong according to said legislation, describe the clean up as a community activity.
Hong Kong became a colony after the Anglo-Chinese war of 1842 which began when Chinese officials banned the opium trade. The territory remained significantly in the hands of the UK until 1997 and was believed to be one of the richest economies in the world.
Hong Kong began to be in the hands of the UK because of a reported threat by hms Cornwallis, which was believed to be poised to attack Nanjing, anglicised as Nanking, the second largest city in Eastern China.
The treaty of Nanking was ratified by Queen Victoria. It gave Britain definitive rights regarding the trade industry.
Hong Kong is said to be a special administrative region, or devolved government. Trade, finance and legalities are reported to be independent of mainland China. According to statistics it is populated by 7.4 million people.
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