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    Who raised the flag and where on Hong Kong Island and claimed the island for the British?

    Question #27001. Asked by roger. (Jan 24 03 4:35 PM)


    Kainantu

    		Sir Gordon Bremer
    Puddle Street

    HMS Sulphur landed the first naval officer in Hong Kong, Sir Edward Belcher, on Jan. 25, 1841
    Commodore Sir Gordon Bremer, raised the Union Jack and claimed Hong Kong as a colony on Jan. 26, 1841

    The spot where he is said to have made a toast to Her Majesty's health at the island's northwestern end is now crowded with shops and apartment blocks. A Possession Street still exists to commemorate the moment, but the Chinese call it Puddle Street.
    http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/041197/base.htm

    Jan 25 03, 12:26 PM

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