Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory

When

9 Jun 1898

Kind

Event

Coordinates

22.36° N, 114.22° E

Description

The British government arranges a 99-year rent of extended territories of Hong Kong from China.

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory.

1898 treaty between China and the United Kingdom

The Convention between the United Kingdom and China, Respecting an Extension of Hong Kong Territory, 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 and New Kowloon, includin…

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