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History of Hong Kong
According to archaeological studies initiated in the 1920s, human activity on Hong Kong dates
back over five millennia. Excavated Neolithic artifacts suggest an influence from northern
Chinese Stone Age cultures, including the Longshan. [eng]
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Department of History, University of Hong Kong
The Department Handbook. Staff. Research Projects. Student Projects.
First-year Web-based textbook. [eng]
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Hong Kong's History 19th Century Hong Kong
Prior to the arrival of the British, Hong Kong was a small fishing community and a haven for travellers and pirates in the South China Sea. During
the Opium Wars with China in the Nineteenth Century, Britain used the territory as a naval base. Following the end of the first Opium War, the Treaty of Nanking in
1842 ceded Hong Kong to Britain in perpetuity. [eng]
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World History Archives: Hong Kong and its decolonization
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