A Modern History of Hong Kong
18411997.0
by Steve Tsang
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appears in About Hong Kong, History, and Nonfiction.
This major history of Hong Kong tells the remarkable story of how a cluster of remote fishing villages grew into an icon of capitalism. The story began in 1842 with the founding of the Crown Colony after the First AngloChinese war the original 'Opium War'. As premier power in Europe and an expansionist empire, Britain first created in Hong Kong ...
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appears in About Hong Kong, History, and Nonfiction.
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