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postgraduate thesis: The opium monopoly in Hong Kong, 1844-1887
Title | The opium monopoly in Hong Kong, 1844-1887 |
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Issue Date | 1986 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Cheung, T. L. [張翠屛]. (1986). The opium monopoly in Hong Kong, 1844-1887. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. |
Abstract | (Uncorrected OCR)
Abstract of thesis entitled 'The Opium Monopoly in Hong Kong, 1844 - 1887', submitted by CHEUNG TSUI PING, LUCY for the degree of MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY at the University of Hong Kong in SEPTEMBER, 1986.
The period between 1884 - 1887 was one of rapid consolidations following the establishment of Hong Kong
as a British Crown Colony. The British colonial administration and the local mercantile community began to establish a firm base for a major commodity - opium.
My thesis examines in detail the initiation and development of the monopoly/farm. This internal, small-
- scale retail sale of opium was handled by Chinese hongs.
The monopoly/farm was the colonial government's device to raise revenue through granting the right to the highest bidder to sell a certain amount of opium within Hong Kong. Although small in scale, the opium monopoly/farm had been a vital source of income to the colonial administration since its inception in 1844.�Besides being an important source of revenue indispensable to the smooth running of
a government, the monopoly/farm created social and economic repercussions within the Chinese communities in Hong Kong which brought about far-reaching results in the history
of the colony during its formative years. Moreover, the
opium monopoly/farm produced a number of wealthy Chinese businessmen in Hong Kong. Some of them, especially those in the 1870s and 1880s, were men of philanthropic disposition and they were socially involved in such a way that they became part of the channel of communication between the Hong Kong government and the Chinese communities.
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Degree | Master of Philosophy |
Subject | Opium trade - China - Hong Kong. Monopolies - China - Hong Kong. Opium trade. Monopolies. |
Dept/Program | History |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/38879 |
HKU Library Item ID | b1232481 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Cheung, Tsui-ping, Lucy | - |
dc.contributor.author | 張翠屛 | zh_HK |
dc.date.issued | 1986 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Cheung, T. L. [張翠屛]. (1986). The opium monopoly in Hong Kong, 1844-1887. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/38879 | - |
dc.description.abstract | (Uncorrected OCR) Abstract of thesis entitled 'The Opium Monopoly in Hong Kong, 1844 - 1887', submitted by CHEUNG TSUI PING, LUCY for the degree of MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY at the University of Hong Kong in SEPTEMBER, 1986. The period between 1884 - 1887 was one of rapid consolidations following the establishment of Hong Kong as a British Crown Colony. The British colonial administration and the local mercantile community began to establish a firm base for a major commodity - opium. My thesis examines in detail the initiation and development of the monopoly/farm. This internal, small- - scale retail sale of opium was handled by Chinese hongs. The monopoly/farm was the colonial government's device to raise revenue through granting the right to the highest bidder to sell a certain amount of opium within Hong Kong. Although small in scale, the opium monopoly/farm had been a vital source of income to the colonial administration since its inception in 1844.�Besides being an important source of revenue indispensable to the smooth running of a government, the monopoly/farm created social and economic repercussions within the Chinese communities in Hong Kong which brought about far-reaching results in the history of the colony during its formative years. Moreover, the opium monopoly/farm produced a number of wealthy Chinese businessmen in Hong Kong. Some of them, especially those in the 1870s and 1880s, were men of philanthropic disposition and they were socially involved in such a way that they became part of the channel of communication between the Hong Kong government and the Chinese communities. ii | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | HKU Theses Online (HKUTO) | - |
dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. | - |
dc.source.uri | http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B12324814 | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Opium trade - China - Hong Kong. | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Monopolies - China - Hong Kong. | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Opium trade. | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Monopolies. | - |
dc.title | The opium monopoly in Hong Kong, 1844-1887 | - |
dc.type | PG_Thesis | - |
dc.identifier.hkul | b1232481 | - |
dc.description.thesisname | Master of Philosophy | - |
dc.description.thesislevel | Master | - |
dc.description.thesisdiscipline | History | - |
dc.description.nature | abstract | - |
dc.description.nature | toc | - |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991019457419703414 | - |