British Empire Article


Canton


This is a photograph of Canton in the late Nineteenth Century. It was still an important commercial centre in China, but its position would slowly be eclipsed by the expanding Hong Kong. Picture Courtesy of The National Archives


The Acquisition of the New Territories of Hong Kong Article


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