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Shows the waterfall at Waterfall Bay that first gave the British the idea to claim Hong Kong as a base for trading with China in the 19th Century. Joseph Ting Sun-pao (Visiting Professor, Department of History, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) says Hong Kong used to be the British entreport for opium. Reviews the history of how Hong Kong was ceded to Britain, where the British soldiers landed on Hong Kong Island, the city plan for Victoria and the layout of Government Hill. Presents some early colonial buildings and explains how the British ruled Hong Kong in those days.
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