Barren Rock or Hidden Treasure? The Hong Kong Decision!

from Discover Hong Kong: A Journey Through Its History with Coasty Explores · host Luke Coast - Coasty Explores

In today's episode, I take a look at why Hong Kong was chosen as a British Territory during the First Opium War with China. With a social, political, military and geographical lens, I look into alternatives at the time and find out what the political figures of the time thought about both HK and those alternative areas.

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