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Diocesan Boys’ School

G8 History (2024-25)
Worksheet 1: Economy and urbanisation of Hong Kong
Name: ______________________________________ Class: _____ ( ___ )
Data-based question: Study Sources A and B and answer the following questions.
Source A: The following map shows the reclaimed land in Hong Kong from 1842 to 2001.

Line X

Area Y

Island W

Area Z

Source B: The following paragraph is about the acquisition of Hong Kong by Britain in the 1840s.
Since the opening of Canton to the West for trade in the 18th century, British merchants from the British
East India Company (EIC), as well as other firms including Jardine Matheson & Co., had been urging the
British government to establish an imperial outpost in the Far East to promote trade in China…

When the British took possession of Hong Kong on 26 January, 1841, Hong Kong was by no means a
city. In the famous words of Lord Palmerston, the British Foreign Secretary, Hong Kong was ‘a barren
island with hardly a house upon it,’ and it could never replace Canton as a major city in the region.
Indeed, the British did not pick Hong Kong for its land resources, but for its geographical importance in
promoting trade in China. Thus, as soon as Charles Elliot landed in Hong Kong in 1841, he declared
Hong Kong a free port open to traders from all nations. Hong Kong became a major station of the Royal
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Navy, whose assistance might be required to further British interests in China.
a) Refer to the map in Source A and complete the table below.
Name of location Year ceded Treaty regarding cession
to Britain
Island W

Line X

Area Y ____________________ Peninsula

Area Z

b) Why did the British choose to occupy ‘a barren island’ in 1841? Explain your answer with reference to
Source B.

c) If you were a tourist visiting Hong Kong in 1920, would you describe Hong Kong as ‘a barren island’?
Explain your answer with reference to Sources A and B, and using your own knowledge on the historical
development of Hong Kong in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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