Hong-Kong

Hong-Kong, it may be briefly remarked, has been pronounced by all recent navigators, whose judgment is trustworthy, as capable of affording admirable shelter for ships of any burden.

1841, The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, volume XXXVII, London, page 259

It appears from a Parliamentary paper lately published, that a sum of £80,000 is required to defray the charge of the British settlement at Hong-Kong, and of the consular establishments at the five ports in China open to British trade.

1844, The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany, volume III, London: Wm. H. Allen & Co., page 424

The harbour of Hong-kong is famed among foreign residents in China for its extreme healthiness; and many a sojourner at Macao, after trying what medicine and exercise could do for him there, has at length repaired to Hong-kong, and found what he had so long sought in vain.

1841, The Museum of Foreign Literature, Science and Art, Philadelphia: E. Littell & Co., page 362

Art. XV. provides for debts, incurred by Chinese dealers or merchants at Hong-kong, being recovered through the English courts of justice. Should the debtor fly from Hong-kong to the Chinese territory, and be known or found to have property, real or personal, the fourth clause of the general regulations will be applicable to the case, on application being made by the consul.

1844, The Indian Mail, a Monthly Register for British and Foreign India, China, and Australasia, page 296