Governors
Longest serving and most beloved governor (who majored in History)
Murray MacLehose
HKU logo on Centennial Campus
Handover
1997
Accelerated reform towards most significant social welfare reform
1967 Riots
The most pressed button in Hong Kong elevators
Close button
Adopted moderation towards New Territories village elders
Henry Blake
70s Cantopop legend
Sam Hui
Treaty of Nanjing
1842
Began over a fare dispute
1966 Star Ferry Riots
Why HSBC Building added two 'cranes' on their roof facing Bank of China
Feng shui
'Tango dancer' / 'Sinner for a thousand generations'
Chris Patten
Where Sun Yat-sen took a group photo during his 1923 visit
Main Building
The year New Territories were leased to Britain
1898
China-based, initiated by one who believed he was Jesus' brother, drove wealthy Chinese migrants to Hong Kong
1850-64 Taiping Rebellion
The meaning of Demae Iccho 出前一丁
Delivery, one order
Governed before and after the Japanese Occupation
Mark Young
Buying/selling of this substance funded HKU's foundation
Opium
Thatcher's visit to Beijing
1982
Technically began over a 'cult'; coincided with SARS and 'Lexusgate'
2003 Article 23 Protests
The American artist from whom Sam Hui drew inspiration
Elvis Presley
First to try give electoral rights to Hong Kong Chinese
John Bowring
Graduate who is former Chief Executive
Carrie Lam
The year Hong Kong identity cards began to be issued
1949
China-based event that caused government to regulate education more tightly (for the first time)
1911 Xinhai Revolution
The TWO main reasons why people visit Wong Tai Sin (according to Lang & Ragvald's study)
Health (23%), Career (22%)
Dried ducks governor
Alexander Grantham
Major founding funder with Parsi background
Hormusjee Mody
The year Chungking Mansions was established
1961
Social unrest with highest proportion of public participation
1925 Strike-Boycott
Drink that Suzie Wong orders in social club
Sherry flip
First governor of Hong Kong
Henry Pottinger
Former building where Haking Wong Building now stands
Anatomy and Physiology Building
Museum of Coastal Defence reopening after Typhoon Mangkhut renovation
2022
Social unrest that caused the most deaths
1956 Riots
What Governor MacLehose regarded as his greatest achievement
Hong Kong Arts Festival