The original Canton factories faded from the scene before they had any direct effect on Hong Kong's economic birth prior to the Opium Wars with the advent of a second generation of "hongs" during the Colonial Hong Kong era that were operated directly by foreign companies.
The original Canton factories faded from the scene. They had any direct effect on Hong Kong's economic birth prior to the Opium Wars with the advent of a second generation of "hongs" during the Colonial Hong Kong era. This Colonial Hong Kong era were operated directly by foreign companies.