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| #1657825 in Books | 1997-01-23 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 7.80 x1.46 x5.08l,1.06 | File type: PDF | 688 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Great history of Hong Kong|By Paul in Guangzhou|Great history of Hong Kong. Rather apologetic on the British side, but if you've read plenty of other books condemning the Opium Wars, this is an impressive, thorough history that provides a bit of balance (but read with a pinch of salt). This is considered the #1 history of Hong Kong, and the reputation is deserved. Wish there wa|About the Author|Frank Welsh was born in Washington, County Durham, and educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge. He has had a varied career in international business and banking, including service on the boards of nationalised industries and as a member of the
In 1842 a "barren island" was reluctantly ceded by China to an unenthusiastic Britain. "Hong Kong", grumbled Palmerston, "will never be a mart of trade". But from the outset the new colony prospered, its early growth owing much to the energy and resourcefulness of opium traders, who soon diversified in more respectable directions. In 1859 the Kowloon Peninsula was sold to Britain, and in 1898 a further area of the mainland, the "New Territories", was leased to Britain fo...
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