For a tiny territory on the edge of a vast country, Hong Kong has played a disproportionately large role in China’s development. Over more than 150 years, most of which was spent as a British imperial entrepot, the mercantile port has acted as a conduit for the west into the Middle Kingdom — and a harbour for the exchange of goods, services and ideas.
作為地處大國邊緣的彈丸之地，香港在中國的發展過程中發揮了與其規模并不相稱的極大作用。150多年來——其中多數時間里香港是隸屬大英帝國的一個轉口港——這座商港充當著西方進入中國的通道，同時也是一座商品與服務交換、思想交流的港口。
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