british_hong_kong | representative | chris_patten <tsp> william_anders | was a crew member of | apollo_8 <tsp> william_anders | birthplace | british_hong_kong <tsp> apollo_8 | backup pilot | buzz_aldrin <tsp> apollo_8 | crewmembers | frank_borman <tsp> apollo_8 | operator | nasa <sep> hong kong was a colony and later a dependent territory of the british empire from 1841 to 1997, apart from a period of occupation under the japanese empire from 1941 to 1945 during the pacific war the colonial period began with the british occupation of hong kong island in 1841, during the first opium war between the british and the qing dynasty the qing had wanted to enforce its prohibition of opium importation within the dynasty that was being exported mostly from british india, as it was causing widespread addiction among its populace the island was ceded to britain by the treaty of nanking, ratified by the daoguang emperor in the aftermath of the war of 1842 it was established as a crown colony in 1843 
nasa's apollo 8 had three crew members who included frank borman. buzz aldrin as the backup pilot and william anders. anders was born in british hong kong which has chris patten as its representative.8 british hong kong colonies were established between 1843 and 1997