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The tea and opium trade had caused Hong Kong’s population to explode from a mere 8,000 in 1841 to almost 95,000 by 1860.46 Ujifusa, Steven. Barons of the Sea: And their Race to Build the World's Fastest Clipper Ship (p. 326). Simon & Schuster. Kindle Edition.

 

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