Hong Kong's Free Market Policies under Colonial Administrations (1950–1997)

1. Postwar population surge and market-led recovery

   Jan 1, 1950Labels: Population Surge, Colonial Government, Export Manufacturing

   • Britannica

2. Shek Kip Mei fire triggers large resettlement effort

   Dec 24, 1953Labels: Shek Kip, Public Housing, Colonial Government

   • Shek Kip Mei
   • Mei Ho House

3. Ten-year public housing programme announced

   Jan 1, 1972Labels: Ten-year Housing, Public Housing

   • Housing Authority

4. Kwai Chung container port begins operations

   Sep 5, 1972Labels: Kwai Chung, Container Shipping, Infrastructure

   • Kwai Tsing

5. ICAC formed to reduce systemic corruption

   Feb 15, 1974Labels: ICAC, Anti-corruption Agency

   • ICAC

6. Mass Transit Railway Corporation created

   May 7, 1975Labels: MTR Corporation, Public Transit, Infrastructure

   • MTR history

7. First MTR urban line opens to passengers

   Oct 1, 1979Labels: MTR Urban, Mass Transit, Shek Kip

   • Kwun Tong line
   • MTR history

8. Linked Exchange Rate System adopted

   Oct 17, 1983Labels: Linked Exchange, Monetary Policy, Currency Board

   • HKMA LERS
   • HKMA milestones

9. Sino–British Joint Declaration signed

   Dec 19, 1984Labels: Sino British, Sovereignty Transition, UK China

   • Britannica
   • HKSAR fact sheet

10. Unified Stock Exchange of Hong Kong opens

    Apr 2, 1986Labels: Stock Exchange, Capital Markets, Market Consolidation

    • Washington Post

11. Airport Core Programme formally launched

    Sep 3, 1991Labels: Airport Core, Infrastructure Project, Rose Garden

    • Airport Core

12. Hong Kong handover ends British colonial administration

    Jul 1, 1997Labels: Hong Kong, Sovereignty Transfer, End of

    • Britannica
    • 1997 Budget