Recovery of full Chinese authority
became
over all territory a common aimhaont
Hong Kong's origins against this background.
British activities not altruistic, part scamber
Opium Trade.
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Opium War 182
1839 | Capt
Convention Chunepi Chuenpi 1841
Treaty of Nanking 1842 cession of Island 2 Chinese war with French leading to 1st Convention of Peking 1860. Kowloon
By
now Hong Kong major entre pot
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base but competition from other Western countries growing. (esp French in S China) (Indo-China)).
3 3
Leading to 2 Convention of Peking 1898 Lease NT
1898 Order in Council limits Governors
powers in NT to 1997
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