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<p> An island lying off the mouth of the [[Canton]] River, South China; was ceded to Britain in 1842; is hilly and unproductive, but is well watered and tolerably healthy; it owes its great importance as a commercial centre to its favourable position, its magnificent harbour, and to its having been made a free port and the head-quarters of the European banks; opium is the chief import, silk and tea the principal exports; Victoria, a handsome city on the N. side, is the capital, seat of the British governor, &c. </p> | <p> An island lying off the mouth of the [[Canton]] River, South China; was ceded to Britain in 1842; is hilly and unproductive, but is well watered and tolerably healthy; it owes its great importance as a commercial centre to its favourable position, its magnificent harbour, and to its having been made a free port and the head-quarters of the European banks; opium is the chief import, silk and tea the principal exports; Victoria, a handsome city on the N. side, is the capital, seat of the British governor, &c. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_74756"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/hong-kong Hong-Kong from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_74756"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/hong-kong Hong-Kong from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:31, 15 October 2021
Hong-Kong [1]
An island lying off the mouth of the Canton River, South China; was ceded to Britain in 1842; is hilly and unproductive, but is well watered and tolerably healthy; it owes its great importance as a commercial centre to its favourable position, its magnificent harbour, and to its having been made a free port and the head-quarters of the European banks; opium is the chief import, silk and tea the principal exports; Victoria, a handsome city on the N. side, is the capital, seat of the British governor, &c.
