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Chapter Index

Part 1

Chapter 2

1841 - 1859 : Early development of the port

• 2.1
  The Opium War and the cession of Hong Kong Island
• 2.2
  The establishment of the Harbour Master’s Office and its early work
• 2.3
  Ordinances relating to the regulation of vessels and control of the harbour and the surrounding waters from 1841 to 1859
• 2.4
  Early development of shipping and entrepot trade
• 2.5
  The coolie trade