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29 авг 1842 г. - Hong Kong Under British Rule

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In the middle of the 19th century, the British Empire had managed to enter into a war with the Qing dynasty of China. The cause of the war was mainly an imbalance of trade - during the 1800s, there was a high demand in Europe for Chinese goods such as tea, silk, and porcelain, however, in China there was little demand for any goods coming from Europe.

To solve this problem, the British began to sell China large amounts of opium - a product that is processed into an addictive drug. The result of this caused a drug crisis in China which led the Daoguang Emperor to ban the trade of opium throughout the country. This ban included the Chinese starting to capture foreign ships and confiscating any opium they found. The British reaction to this was a military one and soon the British Royal Navy was sent to China thus beginning the First Opium War.

During the war, the British used the island of Hong Kong as a military staging point and so after almost three years, they proclaimed victory in August 1842. After the Chinese surrendered, they were forced to give the island of Hong Kong over to the British Empire. The island at the time was home to various farming and fishing villages owned by the Han Chinese people. After a British colony was established however, Hong Kong would go on to receive significant developments over the decades eventually becoming one of the largest commercial ports in the world.

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