Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory
1898 treaty between China and the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Convention between the United Kingdom and China, Respecting an Extension of Hong Kong Territory,[2] commonly known as the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory or the Second Convention of Peking, was a lease and unequal treaty signed between Qing China and the United Kingdom in Peking on 9 June 1898, leasing to the United Kingdom for 99 years, at no charge, the New Territories (as the area became known) and northern Kowloon, including 235 islands.[3][4]
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Traditional Chinese | 《中英展拓香港界址專條》 | ||||||||||||||||
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