Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory

The Convention Between Great Britain and China Respecting an Extension of Hong Kong Territory or the Second Convention of Peking was a lease signed between Qing Dynasty and the United Kingdom in 1898.

Background

The convention was signed on 9 June 1898 in Beijing.Anand, R.P. (2003) Cultural Factors in International Relations, Abhinav Publications. ISBN 8-170-17134-2 The contract was signed to give the British full jurisdiction of the newly acquired land that was necessary to ensure proper military defence of the colony around the island.Ghai, Yash P. (1999) Hong Kong's New Constitutional Order: The Resumption of Chinese Sovereignty and the Basic Law, HK University press. ISBN 9-622-09463-5

Terms

Under the convention the territories north of what is now Boundary Street and south of the Sham Chun River, and the surrounding islands, later known as the "New Territories" were leased to the United Kingdom for 99 years rent-free, expiring on 30 June 1997, and became part of the crown colony of Hong Kong.

Much of the land under the convention comprises the New......
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