- First humans (30,000 years ago)
- Qin dynasty (221 - 206 BC)
- Nanyu kingdom (204 - 111 BC)
- Han dynasty (202 BC - 220 AD)
- Jin dynasty (266 - 420 AD)
- Tang dynasty (618 - 907 AD)
- Song dynasty (960 - 1279 AD)
- Mongol invasion (13th century)
- Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)
- Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
- First Opium War (1839-1842)
- British Empire annexes Hong Kong (1842)
- Second Opium War (1856-1860)
- British Empire annexes Kowloon (1860)
- Hong Kong plague (1894-1929)
- Japan occupies Hong Kong (1941-1945)
- China annexes Hong Kong (1997)
- Hong Kong protests (2014)
- Hong Kong protests (2019 - now)
(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Hong Kong at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Hong Kong.)
