From: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch, Vol. 30 (1990 ), page 233
HONG KONG HONGS WITH LONG HISTORIES AND BRITISH CONNECTIONS by DAN WATERS
The first Hong Kong built vessel, the 80-ton Celestial, was launched from a slip at East Point on 7th February 1843, and a Royal Naval Dockyard started in 1854 (this was phased out in the late 1950s).
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opening of the dockyards in 1854
From: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch, Vol. 30 (1990 ), page 233
HONG KONG HONGS WITH LONG HISTORIES AND BRITISH CONNECTIONS by DAN WATERS
The first Hong Kong built vessel, the 80-ton Celestial, was launched from a slip at East Point on 7th February 1843, and a Royal Naval Dockyard started in 1854 (this was phased out in the late 1950s).