Which two british colonies made britain a major colonial power in asia in the 1800s?

 The answers are India and Hongkong.  Both countries became strategical places to strengthen its economic power in Asia.

Hongkong became a base of Britain's power to China. However, the British only had a certain time for 99 years. As early as 1600 the British East India Company  India has been already established in in India. It became a place of trade and a source materials in the business. It was on the 1800s when it gained political power and widened trade.