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The Pearl of the Orient, the East Asian Tiger and the Fragrant Harbour. These are all names that we call this prosperous city Hong Kong. Hong Kong has had it’s fair share of world events including war and occupation. But what makes Hong Kong so special is how it runs, the people and culture. In this article I want to talk about how 100 years of British influence has affected Hong Kong and I'll give you in depth information about this city that may as well be a country.  (source: SCMP) The beginning:  Before the British arrived, Hong Kong was just a small fishing village and was a pirate haven. There were also an abundance of thieves and smugglers as Hong Kong was a strategic port in the outer coast of the Guangdong strait port.The Portogese who visited  the island called it, ‘Ladrones’ The island of thieves. British traders visited the port often and made a deal with the imperial government in exchange for driving out the pirates. This helped establish a good link with the Chinese

  Australia in WW2:  Since Australia aided the Allies in so many invasions, we will focus on one key invasion that shifted the tides in the south-east campaign: The Papuan campaign. During the Second World War, Japan quickly swept through most of South-East Asia and by 1941 was only 150 km from the border of Australia after annexing Papua New Guinea. Now Japanese bombers were carrying out air raids on the northernmost territories of Australia. One of the most brutal attacks was on the 19th of February 1942 in the city of Darwin. A force of 242 aircraft attacked and killed at least 235 people.  (source: ww2db.com) The Japanese Invaded the island of Papua New Guinea and invaded Lae and Salamaua to secure a position to protect their developing base in Rabaul. Unknowned to the Japanese, some Australian guerrillas and the New Guinea volunteer rifles had created observation posts around the base and successfully raided Salamaua on 29 of February. The defeat of the Japanese in the battle of