A History of Hong Kong by Frank Welsh

A History of Hong Kong

Frank Welsh

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nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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In 1842 a barren island was reluctantly ceded by China to an unenthusiastic Britain. Hong Kong, grumbled Palmerston, will never be a mart of trade. But from the outset the new colony prospered, its early growth owing much to the energy and resourc...

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