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At the time when the British came to Hong Kong, there was about 3650 people scattered across twenty four villages. By 1845, it reached 25000 and it kept on going up from then. By the time it was 1955, there were millions of people more specifically about 2.5 million. At the time when the British left (around 1997), the population was 6 million, more than doubling the population in just 42 years.

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A lot of food after the British left changed. This is mainly seen in Central as there is a lot more British restaurants and a lot of places that sell afternoon tea. Some traditional foods have changed as well. For example, they introduced a lot more pastries like banana rolls and dumplings to the culture. Hong Kong also has a lot of new areas called pubs. These places basically sold drinks after a long day of work.

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Before the British took over Hong Kong, there wasn't really a lot to look at. It was mainly more of a fishing area. There was also a lot of smaller huts and a ton of fishing boats. It was mainly used as a trading post for the Chinese as they supplied a lot of things like silk, spices, tea, ivory, cotton, and more essential items.

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Before the British arrived in Hong Kong, almost the entirety of the population consisted of Chinese people as there wasn't really anything there apart from trading posts and fishing areas.

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The British opened a whole bunch of schools in Hong Kong that introduced things like Christianity and British protestant ideals to the people there. They also added more foods to the main culture of Hong Kong like introducing pastries to the cultural foods. Finally, the British also had things like more churches built to worship things that they believed in like God, Jesus, and other ideas like that.

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Gavin. (2022). Hong Kong Culture: an Interesting Guide to Hong Kongers. Chinahighlights.com; China Highlights. https://www.chinahighlights.com/hong-kong/culture.htm#:~:text=The%20British%20have%20had%20the,the%20Christian%20religion%20and%20ideology.

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Wikipedia Contributors. (2022, April 6). History of Hong Kong. Wikipedia; Wikimedia Foundation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Hong_Kong

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In the aspect of infrastructures, a lot more buildings have been built as before the British arrived, Hong Kong didn't have a lot of buildings. All of these buildings followed a specific pattern of pillars with large roofs. These buildings include apartments, homes, and even churches and shopping malls. Also, gadgets and the lifestyle in general has changed because back then, there wasn't a lot of structure. However nowadays, there are more modern designs with things like sinks, televisions, and toilets all introduced to Hong Kong

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It is located in Central and Western District, on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui, the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula.

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Central is known for a LOT of things, this mainy includes tourist attractions like Victoria's peak, Hong Kong city hall and many shopping centers. Also known as the ‘Finance District of Hong Kong Central is a trade, commerce and financial hub.

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Central and Western (District Council, Hong Kong) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. (2016). Citypopulation.de. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/hongkong/admin/A__central_and_western/

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Hong Kong Population (2022) - Worldometer. (2022). Worldometers.info. https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/china-hong-kong-sar-population/

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Central had a population of 243,266 in 2016 and a population density of 19,639/km². This makes it one of the most densely populated regions in the world. The median age over the years has also increased because of an aging population. The population in Hong Kong from 1997 and after slowly increased. In the years 2000 to 2005, the population of Hong Kong increased by 0.49 percent but it slowly went up over the years. It went to 0.57, 0.62, and then almost 1 percent in one year alone. Central in general had a population of almost 300 thousand in 2016. The median age over the years has also grown because overall, more people are growing older every year. The difference between it from 2005 to 2020 was about 4 years.

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- British lived on Victoria peak
- Today it is a symbolic place (tourist attraction)
- Political Power: Hong Kong leaders elected into power instead of the British crown being in power. Also not a nepotism based system. Instead voting takes place.

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Chinese population makes up 79.7%. Largest ethnic group. Followed by Filipino who make up 7.2%. White make up 5.5%

Most common age group is 50-59 year olds, followed by 30-39 year olds.

Females make up 55.3% and males make up 44.7%. Female population largely outnumbers the male population due to the aging population

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A lot of new architecture was developed by the British in colonial fashion. For example, St John’s Cathedral, built in 1849, is the oldest Christian church in Hong Kong and was built by the British. The Old Supreme Court – built in 1912, was designed by the same British architects responsible for the eastern façade of Buckingham Palace.

Established by the British, the first trams were built in England and then shipped out to Hong Kong piece by piece. Nicknamed ‘ding ding’, they were one of the earliest modes of public transport in the city, introduced in 1904, and remain just as popular today.

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Afternoon Tea started as a British tradition when a duchess in the early 1800s had the idea of having tea in the late afternoon to bridge the gap between lunch and dinner. It became popular in Hong Kong when Britain’s wealthy decided to carry on the tradition from England and take a break at half past three.

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A statue of Queen Victoria was erected in 1896 in Hong Kong’s Statue Square in Central to commemorate the Queen’s Golden Jubilee.
Frederick Stewart, dubbed ‘The Founder of Hong Kong Education’, brought in a Western-style education model when he served as headmaster at the first government school in 1862.

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Quest, R. (2019, April 26). How Hong Kong has changed since handover. CNN; CNN. https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/hong-kong-changed-handover/index.html

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News, B. (2021, June 30). Hong Kong: How life has changed under China’s national security law. BBC News; BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-57649442

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Hong Kong population in 1990 was 5.7 million with the population density of 5,376/km^2. The gender ratio was 50.4% men and 49.6% female. This population steadily increased to 6.3 million by 1997 at the end of the post colonial era.
This was a very high population growth period with an increase in population of about 2-3% YOY

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I think that Hong Kong Central has advanced over the years as there is a lot more things like new languages, lots of different culture, a lot of restaurants, and a ton of diversity. It's also pretty cool to look at how Hong Kong has advanced throughout the years considering it used to just be a fishing island with some trading posts.

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I believe that Central district has changed a lot throughout the years. For example, back then Central was just a small island with basically nothing but since the British arrived and infrastructure has changed, a lot has been added like apartments, houses, shopping malls, markets, and way more areas that represent modern civilization.

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I think that Central district has obviously improved over the years, with new foods, new buildings, new culture, the whole bunch. However, that doesn't mean that it's 100 percent perfect. The issue with Central is the low pay. The buildings and areas to live all cost a LOT but the pay isn't high, therefore letting the employers get richer while the workers get poorer and eventually, get in debt.