From Water Polo Competition to the World’s Busiest Port : Victoria Harbor
Annual average of 220,000 ships dork at this harbor for both commercial and tourism purposes. Victoria Harbor, situated in Kowloon, Hong Kong had been renowned as the world’s busiest port serving as export and import hub of Hong Kong. Located in the South China Sea, Victoria Harbor provides the resting ground for the worn out sea sailors traveling across this sea. Tourists of Hong Kong can witness the most famous night view from this port where Hong Kong’s famous tall sky scrapers are lined up and lit bright along the shores of the port. Especially on the second night of the Chinese New Year when the annual fireworks are exhibited.
Before regaining the world’s busiest harbor, the beginning was rather unsung. Small time recreational activities such as swimming competitions and water polo competitions were held in 1850 by the Victoria Recreation Club. This none internationally famous harbor soon have the global eyes fixed on them. January, 1855 fleet of Taiping war boats who were fighting against Great Britain’s battle ships on this coast in attempt to drive out the British imperialism on China. This incident however led to the second opium war in mainland China, then Qing Dynasty, which lasted from 1856 to 1860. Reasons of this war were due to similar reasons of the first opium war, the conflict of Chinese officials’ attempt to drive out the drug out of China while British government using them as a method of breaking down China from inside. Since then the Hong Kong Harbor changed its name to now known Victoria Harbor by Queen Victoria.
Due to its strategic location and natural deep water the Victoria Harbor had grown as the center of commercial harbor of Hon...
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...and President of the Executive council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
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