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57 relations: Baronet, Beaufort scale, Beijing, Belcher's Street, Bengal Engineer Group, Bengal Presidency, British Newspaper Archive, Canton System, Census in Hong Kong, Compton Greenfield, Consol (bond), Davis baronets, De l'un au multiple: Traductions du chinois vers les langues européennes, Doctor of Law, East India Company, England, Exmouth, Fellow of the Royal Society, Francis Beaufort, George Bonham, George Charles D'Aguilar, Gloucester Citizen, Governor of Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Haoqiu zhuan, Henbury, Henry Pottinger, History of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong University Press, Kennedy Town, Kingdom of Great Britain, Languedoc, Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong, List of heads of Hong Kong by education, London, Major general, Mount Davis, Hong Kong, Order of the Bath, Praya, Queen Victoria, Robert Morrison (missionary), Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Samuel Davis (orientalist), Sinology, Sir George Robinson, 2nd Baronet, The Canton Register, The Chinese Repository, Thirteen Factories, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, ..., University of Oxford, Varanasi, Western Daily Press, William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst, William Napier, 9th Lord Napier, William Plowden (Conservative politician), William Staveley. Expand index (7 more) »
Baronet
A baronet (or; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess (or; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, an hereditary title awarded by the British Crown.
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Beaufort scale
The Beaufort scale is an empirical measure that relates wind speed to observed conditions at sea or on land.
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Beijing
Beijing, formerly romanized as Peking, is the capital of the People's Republic of China, the world's second most populous city proper, and most populous capital city.
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Belcher's Street
Belcher's Street is a main street in Kennedy Town of Hong Kong.
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Bengal Engineer Group
The Bengal Engineer Group (BEG) or the Bengal Sappers or Bengal Engineers as they are informally known, are remnants of British Indian Army's Bengal Army of the Bengal Presidency in British India; now a regiment of the Corps of Engineers in the Indian Army.
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Bengal Presidency
The Bengal Presidency was once the largest subdivision (presidency) of British India, with its seat in Calcutta (now Kolkata).
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British Newspaper Archive
The British Newspaper Archive web site provides access to searchable digitised archives of British newspapers.
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Canton System
The Canton System (1757–1842) served as a means for China to control trade with the west within its own country by focusing all trade on the southern port of Canton (now Guangzhou).
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Census in Hong Kong
Population census in Hong Kong, a collection of demographic data in Hong Kong, is conducted by the Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong Government.
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Compton Greenfield
Compton Greenfield is a small hamlet of farms and spread out houses to the south west of Easter Compton, in South Gloucestershire.
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Consol (bond)
Consols (originally short for consolidated annuities, but subsequently taken to mean consolidated stock) was a name given to certain government debt issues in the form of perpetual bonds, redeemable at the option of the government.
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Davis baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Davis, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
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De l'un au multiple: Traductions du chinois vers les langues européennes
De l'un au multiple: Traductions du chinois vers les langues européennes Translations from Chinese into European Languages ("From one into many: Translations from the Chinese to the European languages") is an academic book in French and English with essays about translations of Chinese into European languages.
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Doctor of Law
Doctor of Law or Doctor of Laws is a degree in law.
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East India Company
The East India Company (EIC), also known as the Honourable East India Company (HEIC) or the British East India Company and informally as John Company, was an English and later British joint-stock company, formed to trade with the East Indies (in present-day terms, Maritime Southeast Asia), but ended up trading mainly with Qing China and seizing control of large parts of the Indian subcontinent.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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Exmouth
Exmouth is a port town, civil parish and seaside resort, sited on the east bank of the mouth of the River Exe.
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Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society judges to have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science and medical science".
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Francis Beaufort
Rear Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort, KCB, FRS, FRGS, FRAS, MRIA (27 May 1774 – 17 December 1857) was an Irish hydrographer and officer in the Royal Navy.
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George Bonham
Sir Samuel George Bonham, 1st Baronet (Chinese Translated Name 般咸, 文咸 or 文翰) (7 September 1803 – 8 October 1863) was a British colonial governor, who became the 4th Governor of the Straits Settlements and the 3rd Governor of Hong Kong.
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George Charles D'Aguilar
Major-General Sir George Charles d'Aguilar,; January 1784 – 21 May 1855), was a British Army officer who served as Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong (1843–1848).
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Gloucester Citizen
The Gloucester Citizen was, until going weekly in October 2017, a six-day-a-week newspaper in the county of Gloucestershire, England.
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Governor of Hong Kong
The Governor of Hong Kong was the representative in Hong Kong of the British Crown from 1843 to 1997.
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Guangzhou
Guangzhou, also known as Canton, is the capital and most populous city of the province of Guangdong.
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Haoqiu zhuan
Haoqiu zhuan ("The pleasing history" or "The fortunate union") is a Chinese caizi jiaren (talent and beauty) novel published in the 17th Century.
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Henbury
Henbury is a suburb of Bristol, England, approximately north west of the city centre.
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Henry Pottinger
Lieutenant General Sir Henry Pottinger, 1st Baronet, GCB, PC (Chinese: 砵甸乍; 3 October 1789 – 18 March 1856), was an Anglo-Irish soldier and colonial administrator who became the first Governor of Hong Kong.
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History of Hong Kong
The History of Hong Kong, a business port located off the southeast coast of Eurasia.
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Hong Kong Jockey Club
The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) is one of the oldest institutions in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong University Press
Hong Kong University Press is the university press of the University of Hong Kong.
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Kennedy Town
Kennedy Town is at the western end of Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.
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Kingdom of Great Britain
The Kingdom of Great Britain, officially called simply Great Britain,Parliament of the Kingdom of England.
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Languedoc
Languedoc (Lengadòc) is a former province of France.
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Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong
The Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong held the second-highest position during the British colonial rule in Hong Kong from 1843 to 1902.
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List of heads of Hong Kong by education
Below is the list of leaders of Hong Kong by university education.
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London
London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.
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Major general
Major general (abbreviated MG, Maj. Gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries.
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Mount Davis, Hong Kong
Mount Davis is an area surrounding and including the westernmost hill on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
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Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725.
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Praya
Praya was a term used in Colonial Hong Kong to refer to a promenade by the waterfront.
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Queen Victoria
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death.
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Robert Morrison (missionary)
Robert Morrison, FRS (5 January 1782 – 1 August 1834), was an Anglo-Scottish Protestant missionary to Portuguese Macao, Qing-era Guangdong, and Dutch Malacca, who was also a pioneering sinologist, lexicographer, and translator considered the "Father of Anglo-Chinese Literature".
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Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, commonly known as the Royal Asiatic Society (RAS), was established, according to its Royal Charter of 11 August 1824, to further "the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia." From its incorporation the Society has been a forum, through lectures, its journal, and other publications, for scholarship relating to Asian culture and society of the highest level.
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Samuel Davis (orientalist)
Samuel Davis (1760–1819) was an English soldier turned diplomat who later became a director of the East India Company (EIC).
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Sinology
Sinology or Chinese studies is the academic study of China primarily through Chinese language, literature, Chinese culture and history, and often refers to Western scholarship.
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Sir George Robinson, 2nd Baronet
Sir George Best Robinson, 2nd Baronet (14November 17971855) was a British colonial administrator who became Chief Superintendent of British trade in China.
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The Canton Register
The Canton Register was an English language newspaper founded by Scottish merchants James Matheson and his nephew Alexander together with Philadelphian William Wightman Wood, the first editor.
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The Chinese Repository
The Chinese Repository was a periodical published in Canton between May 1832 and 1851 to inform Protestant missionaries working in Asia about the history and culture of China, of current events, and documents.
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Thirteen Factories
The Thirteen Factories also known as the, was a neighbourhood along the Pearl River in southwestern Guangzhou in the Qing Empire from to 1856.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was established by the Acts of Union 1800, which merged the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland.
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University of Oxford
The University of Oxford (formally The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford) is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England.
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Varanasi
Varanasi, also known as Benares, Banaras (Banāras), or Kashi (Kāśī), is a city on the banks of the Ganges in the Uttar Pradesh state of North India, south-east of the state capital, Lucknow, and east of Allahabad.
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Western Daily Press
The Western Daily Press is a regional newspaper covering parts of South West England, mainly Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Somerset as well as the metropolitan areas of Bath and North East Somerset and the Bristol area.
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William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst, GCH, PC (14 January 1773 – 13 March 1857) was a British diplomat and colonial administrator.
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William Napier, 9th Lord Napier
William John Napier, 9th Lord Napier, Baron Napier FRSE (13 October 1786 – 11 October 1834) was a British Royal Navy officer and trade envoy in China.
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William Plowden (Conservative politician)
William Henry Chicheley Plowden FRS (21 April 1787 – 29 March 1880) was an English politician and Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Newport, Isle of Wight.
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William Staveley
Lieutenant-General William Staveley (29 July 1784 – 4 April 1854) was a British Army officer who fought in the Peninsular War and later became Commander and Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Francis_Davis
