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A History of Hong Kong
A History of Hong Kong | Frank Welsh
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In 1842 a barren island was reluctantly ceded by China to an unenthusiastic Britain. Hong Kong, grumbled Palmerston, will never be a mart of trade. But from the outset the new colony prospered, its early growth owing much to the energy and resourcefulness of opium traders, who soon diversified in more respectable directions. In 1859 the Kowloon Peninsula was sold to Britain, and in 1898 a further area of the mainland, the New Territories, was leased to Britain for 99 years - the arrangement from which the present difficulties spring.
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Happy Monday! Starting our family holiday in Hong Kong and then to Taiwan. Totally distracted by this lovely harbour view from our hotel window, hopefully I'll get enough time to catch up with my readings.
Do you pack any books & read much during holiday?
I always pack books & iPad with me on holiday but always ended up not reading much at all 😓
#travel #readinglife #booknerd #bookworm #currentread

Freespirit Wow amazing view! I pack 1 or 2 books as I hate not having one when I need it. I try not to take heavy ones😬I often buy a book from my destination by a local author. Have a great holiday! 6y
valeriegeary What an adventure! I always travel with my Kindle. Sometimes I end up bringing physical books home with me.....oops. have fun! 6y
CarolynM I always take books on holiday. The best thing about my iPad is knowing I won't run out of books to read! 6y
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Jee_HookedOnBookz Yes I have book(s) with me wherever I go! It's a must! And kindle too! Happy holidays to you and your family! I've never been to Taiwan before! Pls share some pix! 😊 6y
BooknerdsLife @Freespirit Thank you so much! Same here 🤗 I cannot travel without a book or two and always ended with some new books from the trip too. 😆 Bookstores are the must visit places wherever we travel, right? 6y
BooknerdsLife @valeriegeary Thank you 🤗💛 We had a great holiday and visited some great bookstores😍😍 Kindle is such a great invention and definitely helped us bookworms a lot! Otherwise we won't be able to buy as many new books as we can during travel time 🤣 6y
BooknerdsLife @CarolynM OH IKR! 😍 It's practically a mobile library 😆📚📚 never have to worry about not having the right book for a different mood. But if course, one or two physical books is still a must! #WeAreWeak when it comes to books 6y
BooknerdsLife @Jee_HookedOnBookz Thank you so much 🤗💓 We did have a wonderful holiday and was able to visit some great bookstores and able to haul some good books home this time 🤣📚📚📚💛 Taiwan is such a beautiful place I hope you get to visit some day 😊 6y
BooknerdsLife @Jee_HookedOnBookz awww wish I could share some photos too but a bit hard to do here.. I will try 😊 Do you have an Instagram account? I've posted those photos on one of my personal IG account @fiercemama_2 if you're interested 🤗 6y
Jee_HookedOnBookz @BooknerdsLife awww unfortunately I've given up on Instagram.. Takes up too much of my time 😅 Will just focus here and Twitter haha 6y
BooknerdsLife @Jee_HookedOnBookz hahaaa I know what you mean 🤣 I have 3 IG accounts but just couldn‘t do it anymore 🙈😵 so just focusing one IG plus Litsy and occasionally on twitter too🤓 6y
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