Hong Kong

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2,3

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Aims

1. you're introduced to Hong Kong         

2. You can tell if Hong Kong is a               

country or a city.                                   

3. You know why Hong Kong became   

a special place.                                     

Before we start

All of the videos have subtitles. You should activate the English subtitles so you can read and listen at the same time.

Introduction 

Let's start by taking a closer 

look at the city for a minute

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What can you guess about Hong Kong based on the video?

Hong Kong is a

1. classic city
2. modern city

Hong Kong has about

1. 1 million inhabitants
2. 5 million inhabitants
3. 7,5 million inhabitants
4. 10 million inhabitants

Hong Kong

             Is very densely populated

Hong Kong's economy is driven by

1. Agriculture
2. Finance
3. Shipping
4. Industry

But is everyone in Hong Kong rich?

Hong Kong's           economy is as big as Denmark's

That's right:             one city is as rich as an entire country!

Richess and poverty           

Shipping

Hong Kong is an international shipping hub. It is the 7th largest harbour in the world. The entire top 10 consists of Asian harbours.  Rotterdam is number 11 on the list.

Coffin homes

Some 200,000 people in Hong Kong live in very small houses. Sometimes the house is literally just a bed. Some people pay up to $1500 in rent for that! They are called coffin homes.

housing

Shipping

200,000 people live this way

7th largest harbour in the world

Rent of up to £1500 a month

2. Country or a city?

Hong Kong is very modern and they have an economy as big as Denmark's.

So what is it: a city or a country?

Let's find out!

Hong Kong is a group of islands on the Chinese coast. A group of islands is called an archipelago.

One country two systems

Hong Kong is officially a part of China. However, the city has it's own government and laws. So it is a special part of China that has more freedoms than other Chinese cities.

Chinese flag

Because Hong Kong is a part of China the Chinese flag is always positioned higher than the flag of Hong Kong.

The flag of Hong Kong

Hong Kong has it's own government, language, culture, money and their own flag.

China is one country and Hong Kong is part of that country. It has some characteristics of a country though.

What do you think, is Hong Hong Kong a city or a country? Explain.

Well done!

Take a 5 minute break

3. Hong Kong's special history

Hong Kong's special status has everything to do with Britain. In the last part of this lesson we are going to find out why.

Important plants

The Poppy

Poppies are a national symbol in England. On November 11th people wear them on their clothes to remember the fallen soldiers of World War I.

Poppies, however, can also contain opium. Opium is used to create one of the most dangerous drugs in the world: heroin.

Tea

Tea is used to make hot beverages and it is very popular in England. Tea can't grow in England so it comes from countries like India and China. We might think that is very normal now. But 300 years ago the British had to go through a lot of trouble getting their precious tea to England.

Before we learn about Hong Kong's History we need to learn about these plants.

What crop is grown here?

The British and their tea

Poppies

We now know the British have loved tea for hundreds of years. Tea is a very innocent drink.

In the next video we'll look at something far less innocent: drugs. Poppies contain opium which is used for drugs. In Afghanistan they grow a lot of poppies.

00:44

What happens to most people when they leave the rehabilitation programme?

1. They find a job
2. They help other people get clean
3. They start using opium again
4. They go to prison

01:27

What happens to people who get addicted?

1. They start stealing so they can get drugs
2. They start stealing drugs from other people
3. They work on bridges to pay for their drugs
4. They end up living under a bridge

02:05

Have the attempts to stop poppy crops been succesfull?

02:44

Why do farmers grow poppies instead of food?

The Poppy

Smoking Pipe

In western countries they make heroin out of opium. Heroin is injected into the bloodstream with a needle.

In Afghanistan they still take the drugs using an old method: by smoking pipe. They burn the opium and inhale the smoke to get the effect of the drug.

Saffron: a legal flower

Addicts in Afghanistan

Important plants

In the next video we'll look at the importance of these plants in the history of China, England and Hong Kong.

03:22

Chinese emperor

Silver

Tea

Opium

British ships

One option remains unused

03:58

Chinese emperor

Silver

Tea

Opium

British ships

Illegal trade

One option remains unused

04:16

What did China do when they found out about the illegal drug trade?

05:07

China

England

England

The dealmaker

started the 'opium wars' because of this.

thought 99 years was as good as forever.

 threw all the opium into the see.

claimed Hong Kong from China.

We now know that England has ruled Hong Kong for a long time. 

But what happened when the 99 years were over in 1997? Let's find out in the next video.

In 1997                     gave                      back to                 .

The                        was lowered and the                      was raised.

Now China and Hong kong are

but Hong Kong still has a                            .

Conclusion

Chinese flag

Special status

England

one country

China

Hong Kong

English flag

You now know about Hong Kong, why it is special and about it's British history

You've completed today's lesson. Well done!