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A History of Hong Kong
A History of Hong Kong
Author: Frank Welsh
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 Ko...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780006388715
ISBN-10: 000638871X
Publication Date: 4/21/1997
Pages: 640
Edition: 2nd
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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Book Type: Paperback
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