| A | B |
| Governor | The head of the British administration in Hong Kong |
| Executive Council | A council to advise the governor on making policies |
| Heung Yee Kuk | A council to advise governor on affairs related to the New territories |
| Entrepot | The trade in a centre where import, export and re-export took place |
| Reclamation | The process to create new land from sea or riverbeds |
| Treaty of Nanjing | A treaty stating that Hong Kong Island was ceded to Britain |
| Stonecutters Island | An Island that was ceded to Britain together with the Kowloon Peninsula |
| Shenzhen River | A river serves as the natural border between Hong Kong and Mainland China, together with the Sha Tau Kok River |
| Kai Tak | The place where the first Hong Kong International Airport was located |
| Legislative Council | A council that was responsible for passing laws |