Home›Sources›Hong Kong and the Opium Wars (The National Archives, UK)SourcesHong Kong and the Opium Wars (The National Archives, UK)Official Archive ResourceCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextHistory Atlas. "Hong Kong and the Opium Wars (The National Archives, UK)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://history.interactiveatlas.org/sources/nationalarchives-hongkong-opiumwars.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextHistory Atlas. (n.d.). Hong Kong and the Opium Wars (The National Archives, UK). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://history.interactiveatlas.org/sources/nationalarchives-hongkong-opiumwarsCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{historyatlas-hong-kong-and-the-opium-wars-the-nationa, author = {History Atlas}, title = {Hong Kong and the Opium Wars (The National Archives, UK)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://history.interactiveatlas.org/sources/nationalarchives-hongkong-opiumwars}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationVerifiedAn official education resource from The National Archives (UK) using original Foreign Office treaty documents to explain Hong Kong's cession and the Opium Wars.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (18 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsPublisherWell-attestedThe National Archives (UK)URLWell-attestedhttps://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/hong-kong-and-the-opium-wars/Source TypeWell-attestedReference WorkReliability TierWell-attested1Official UK government archive, publishes primary treaty text directly.SourcesHong Kong and the Opium Wars (The National Archives, UK)tier 1The National Archives (UK)View the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (18 claims)This source backs 18 claims across the atlas. As facts: 12 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds, 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicEvents, 7 claims: 3 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 connected, 1 general references.Articles, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Well-attested12ArticlesThe Canton System and the Road to the Opium WarsEventsOpium WarsSourcesHong Kong and the Opium Wars (The National Archives, UK)Holds3ArticlesThe Canton System and the Road to the Opium WarsEventsOpium WarsConnected1EventsOpium WarsGeneral References2ArticlesThe Canton System and the Road to the Opium WarsEventsOpium WarsComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year