TNAG-1171-FCO40-1452-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1982 — Page 20

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.

Capt Elliot

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)).

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Leading to 2 Convention of Peking 1898 Lease NT

1898 Order in Council limits Governors

powers in NT to 1997

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