1860-1898 Opium (dec 29, 1860 – oct 28, 1898)
Description:
Russia, Germany, France, Japan now have easy access to HK. London founded HSBC in HK and Shanghai. 1898- The British signed a treaty that gave them 99 years to rule over 90% over HK’s land. 1860-94,000. 1870-124,000. 1880-160,000.Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 29, 1860
oct 28, 1898
~ 37 years