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May 13, 1845, China Medico-Chirurgical Society established.
May 14, 1841, Date of Her Majesty's Commission to Sir Henry Pottinger.
May 18, 1842, Storming of the city of Chapoo.
May 19, 1839, Capt. Elliot warns British subjects to leave the Factories at Canton.
May 20, 1843, Sir Henry Pottinger invested with the order of G.C.B.
May 21, 1839, British subjects warned to leave the Factories at Canton.
May 22, 1839, Chinese break into and pillage Factories at Canton.
May 23, 1845, First Ordinance for levying taxes in Hongkong passed by Legislative Council. This tax took the form of a police rate.
May 25, 1841, Heights of Canton carried by the British.
May 27, 1841, Armistice between British and Chinese signed at Canton.
May 31, 1832, First number of Chinese Repository published.
June 7, 1841, Hongkong first proclaimed a free port.
June 13, 1844, Sir Henry Pottinger and Mr. J. Davis meet the Imperial Commissioner Ke Ying at Hoo-mun-shai.
June 14, 1841, First sale of lands in Hongkong.
June 19, 1844, Sir Henry Pottinger embarks for England.
June 22, 1841, Mr. A.R. Johnston takes charge of the Government of Hongkong.
June 23, 1843, Ke Ying visits Hongkong.
June 26, 1843, Hongkong proclaimed a British Colony; forty-four Justices of the Peace appointed.
July 3, 1844, United States Treaty with China signed at Wanghai.
July 4, 1844, Chusan invested by the British.
July 9, 1844, Second sale of Crown leases in Hongkong.
July 11, 1843, French Consul, M. Ratti-Menton arrives in China.
July 12, 1816, Lord Amherst arrives off Macao.
July 15, 1834, Lord Napier arrives off Macao.
July 18, 1844, Order issued for the illumination of the streets of Hongkong.
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63.
May 13, 1845, China Medico-Chirurgical Society Society established.
May 14, 1841, Date of Her Majesty's Commission to Sir Henry Pottinger.
May 18, 1842, Storming of the city of Chapoo.
May 19, 1839, Capt. Elliot warns British subjects warned to leave the Factories at Canton.
May20, 1843, Sir Henry Pottinger invested with the order of G.C.B.
May 21, 1839, British subjects warned to leave the Factories at Canton.
May 22, 1839, Chinese break into and pillage Factories at Canton.
May 23, 1845, First Ordinance for levying taxes in Hongkong passed by Legislative Council. This tax took the form of a police rate.
May 25, 1841, Heights of Canton carried by the British.
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May 27, 1841, Armistice between British and Chinese signed at Canton.
May 31, 1832, First number of Chinese Repository published.
June 7, 1841, Hongkong first proclaimed a free port.
June 13, 1844, Sir Henry Pottinger and Mr. J. Davis meet the Imperial Commissioner Ke Ying at Hoo-mun-shai.
June 14, 1841, First sale of lands in Hongkong.
June 19, 1844, Sir Henry Pottinger embarks for England.
June 22, 1841, Mr. A.R. Johnston takes charge of the Government of Hongkong.
June 23, 1843, Ke Ying visits Hongkong.
June 26, 1843, Hongkong proclaimed a British Colony; forty-four Justices of the Peace appointed.
July 3, 1844, United States Treaty with China signed at Wanghai.
July 4, 1844, Chusan invested by the British.
July 9, 1844, Second sale of Crown leases in Hongkong.
July 11, 1843, French Consul, M. Ratti-Menton arrives in China.
July 12, 1816, Lord Amherst arrives off Macao.
July 15, 1834, Lord Napier arrives Off Macao.
July 18, 1844, Order issued for the illumination of the streets of Hongkong.
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