History Of Hong Kong
Hong Kong began as a coastal island geographically located off the southern coast of China. While pockets of settlements had taken place in the region with archaeological findings dating back thousands of years, regular written records were not made until the engagement of Imperial China and the British Colony in the territory. Starting out as a fishing village, salt production site and trading ground, it later evolved into a military port of strategic importance and eventually an international financial centre that has the world's 6th highest GDP (PPP) per capita, supporting 33% of the foreign capital flows into China.
Read more about History Of Hong Kong: Prehistoric Era, Imperial China Era (221 BCE – 1911 AD), Colonial Hong Kong Era (1800s – 1930s), Japanese Occupation Era (1940s)
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