Following the British triumph in the first Opium War and the conquest of Hong Kong, the film opens shortly after the conclusion of the first Opium War. Despite the fact that the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain is unfriendly, it does have a large port that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded on the mainland of China, which is a highly lucrative market for British exporters.
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Following the British triumph in the first Opium War and the conquest of Hong Kong, the film opens shortly after the conclusion of the first Opium War. Despite the fact that the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain is unfriendly, it does have a large port that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded on the mainland of China, which is a highly lucrative market for British exporters.
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