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》
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin(Zhōng-Yīng) Zhǎntuò Xīanggǎng Jìezhǐ Zhuāntíao
Wade–Giles(Chung1-Ying1) Chan3-t'o4 Hsiang1-kang3 Chieh4-chih3 Chuan1-t'iao2
Hakka
Romanization(Zung1-Yin1) Zien3tok5 Hiong1gong3 Gai4zi3 Zon1tiau2
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping(Zung1-Jing1) Zin2tok3 Hoeng1gong2 Gaai3zi2 Zyun1tiu4
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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