Travel Blog - By Ethan Groom: How Hong Kong became a British colony. It all started with the opium war, a time when England sold opium to China in return for silver. In 1799 the trade of opium was banned however illegal trade continued. In 1839 the Chinese government ordered the British garrison to handover 20,000 chests full of it. They declined and were held under siege for 6 weeks until ordered by a British general to hand over the chests. As a result of thi...

Another great day exploring Hong Kong. We have updated the Hong Kong photo album, a view from the peak gives you some idea of scale then it was over to Kowloon (mainland) for some street markets and local food.

We have had a busy day sightseeing around Hong Kong Island taking in all the colourfulness and vibrancy of the local culture.....