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Li Hongzhang and Henry Arthur Blake photo taken on January 1900 according, from Wikipedia
British Troops Advance in Hong Kong New Territories: Six-Day War
Apr 14, 1899
April 14, 1899, British troops advanced into Hong Kong's New Territories to assert control following its lease from China, sparking the Six-Day War. This event primarily impacted the local Punti clans who resisted British takeover. Local resistance from armed Punti clan militias confronted the British forces. Under Governor Sir Henry Arthur Blake, the British military response led to an estimated 500 Chinese villagers killed. Blake also served as Governor of Newfoundland from 1887 to 1889; in recognition of his service, the community of Blaketown, Newfoundland, was named in his honour.
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