Its natural depth and sheltered location enticed the British to occupy the Hong Kong Island during the First Opium War, and subsequently established the colony as a central trade post to Far East.

• 正因为它天然的深度与屏障，使得当时的英国人与满清政府之间进行了第一次鸦片战争，香港而由此发展为远东贸易的中心。