2526 S2 T1 UT Revision

1. Which treaty ceded Hong Kong Island to Britain?

• Treaty of Beijing

• Treaty of Nanjing

• Convention Respecting an Extension of Hong Kong’s Territory

• Treaty of Tianjin

2. The Treaty of Beijing resulted in which territorial change?

• Lease of the New Territories

• Cession of Hong Kong Island

• Cession of southern Kowloon up to Boundary Street

• Return of Kowloon to Qing government

3. Which agreement leased the New Territories to Britain for 99 years?

• Convention Respecting an Extension of Hong Kong’s Territory

• Treaty of Nanjing

• Treaty of Beijing

• Portsmouth Agreement

4. Before independence, the legal instruments that structured colonial governance were:

• Basic Law and Executive Orders

• Letters Patent and Royal Instructions

• Magna Carta and Bill of Rights

• Colonial Charter and Ordinances

5. Which option correctly lists the three branches of government in colonial Hong Kong?

• Administrative, Military, Judicial

• Legislative, Executive, Military

• Legislative, Administrative, Security

• • Legislative, Executive, Judiciary

6. In the colonial hierarchy, which office directly oversaw the Governor of Hong Kong?

• Home Office

• Colonial Office

• Foreign Office

• Admiralty

7. The Governor of Hong Kong served as the chair of which bodies?

• Legislative and Sanitary Boards

• Executive and Legislative Councils

• Judiciary and Executive Councils

• Sanitary Board and Judiciary

8. The Sanitary Board was primarily responsible for:

• Public hygiene and health matters

• Tax collection

• Education

• Policing

9. The Secretary for Chinese Affairs mainly:

• Oversaw military defense

• Managed customs duties

• Acted as liaison with Chinese communities

• Led the Judiciary

Declaring Hong Kong a free port in 1842 primarily benefited which activity?

• Agriculture

• Mining

• Tourism

• Entrepot trade