What kind of colony is Hong Kong?

This is commercial. According to the later changes in Britain, we can see that the British government wants to use Hong Kong as the financial and political control center and military relay station in the Far East, but it is more used for business. Originally, Britain's intention was to use Hong Kong to open the door to China for colonial expansion, that is, to form a colonial type. However, other countries later joined in carving up China, which prevented Britain from forming absolute colonial control over China. Therefore, Hong Kong was used as a transit point for financial transactions with the Far East and the export of military opium for tourism, in order to seek huge economic benefits and colonial ambitions.