A study of The history of ancient Hong Kong reveals that there were life forms along the Hong Kong shoreline 6000 years ago. Archaeologists have excavated some beautifully painted soft potteries, which suggest that those belonged to fourth millennium BC.
A technological development could be traced in the middle of the third millennium BC with the discovery of quartz made ring and other crafts.
With the advent of the second millennium BC, weapons and tools made of bronze took over. Archaeological excavations from Lantau, Chek Lap Kok and Lamma show the usage of metal.
Ancient history of Hong Kong also features Chinese writings discovered in the island areas of the city. Even
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coins belonging to the Han period have been discovered. In the 15th and 16th centuries, the Europeans established a trade link between China and the west.
It was the Portuguese who first made their step in China but the trade in the area of Guangzhou was under the influence of the British. Opium trade began between China and British. In 1839, Lin Zexu became the commissioner to Guangzhou to control the drug trade. This ultimately resulted in the First Opium War. Hong Kong went under the domination of the British. In 1841, Sir Henry Pottinger became the first Governor of Hong Kong.
The history of ancient Hong Kong features that the city prospered to a great extent under the influence of the British. With the passage of time, the British also established their hegemony over the New Territories of Hong Kong.
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