Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory

Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory
Traditional Chinese《中英展拓香港界址專條》
Simplified Chinese《中英展拓香港界址专条》
Britain acquired Hong Kong Island in 1842, Kowloon Peninsula in 1860, and leased the New Territories rent-free[1] in 1898.

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]

  1. ^ "Hong Kong Journal". 17 February 2008. Archived from the original on 17 February 2008.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Museum, National Palace (9 August 2011). "A Century of Resilient Tradition: Exhibition of the Republic of China's Diplomatic Archives _Lessons of History". National Palace Museum. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  4. ^ Lease of the New Territories, Hong Kong Government Yearbook 2002, Chap 21: History

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