Historedia
Person

Henry Blake

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1899

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Henry Blake, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Britain formally takes possession of the Hong Kong New Territories

    1899

    Role: Governor

    1. March 1899 · Sham Chun RiverBoundary Settlement

      The boundary of the New Territories was officially settled at the Sham Chun River in March 1899.

    2. April 1899 · Tai PoFlagstaff and Proclamation at Tai Po

      In early April 1899, Francis Henry May and policemen erected a flagstaff and temporary headquarters at Tai Po and posted the governor's proclamation of the takeover date.

Sources

  1. New Territories Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27