Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory
E371399
The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory was an 1898 agreement between Britain and China that granted Britain a 99-year lease over the New Territories, fundamentally shaping Hong Kong’s modern boundaries and colonial era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3604097 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory Context triple: [Hong Kong under British rule, majorTreaty, Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory]
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A.
Young Plan for constitutional reform in Hong Kong
The Young Plan for constitutional reform in Hong Kong was a post–World War II proposal by Governor Mark Aitchison Young to introduce greater political participation and limited self-government in the British colony.
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B.
Hong Kong Joint Declaration 1984
The Hong Kong Joint Declaration 1984 is a bilateral treaty between the United Kingdom and China that set the terms for the 1997 handover of Hong Kong and established the “one country, two systems” framework for its governance.
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C.
Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is Hong Kong's mini-constitution, outlining its system of governance, rights, and autonomy under the "one country, two systems" framework within the People's Republic of China.
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D.
British concession in Canton
The British concession in Canton was a foreign-controlled enclave in Guangzhou, China, established in the 19th century as part of the treaty port system that facilitated British trade and extraterritorial rights.
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E.
Election Committee of Hong Kong
The Election Committee of Hong Kong is a powerful, largely pro-establishment body composed of representatives from various sectors that is responsible for selecting the city’s Chief Executive under the territory’s restricted electoral system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory Target entity description: The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory was an 1898 agreement between Britain and China that granted Britain a 99-year lease over the New Territories, fundamentally shaping Hong Kong’s modern boundaries and colonial era.
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A.
Young Plan for constitutional reform in Hong Kong
The Young Plan for constitutional reform in Hong Kong was a post–World War II proposal by Governor Mark Aitchison Young to introduce greater political participation and limited self-government in the British colony.
-
B.
Hong Kong Joint Declaration 1984
The Hong Kong Joint Declaration 1984 is a bilateral treaty between the United Kingdom and China that set the terms for the 1997 handover of Hong Kong and established the “one country, two systems” framework for its governance.
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C.
Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is Hong Kong's mini-constitution, outlining its system of governance, rights, and autonomy under the "one country, two systems" framework within the People's Republic of China.
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D.
British concession in Canton
The British concession in Canton was a foreign-controlled enclave in Guangzhou, China, established in the 19th century as part of the treaty port system that facilitated British trade and extraterritorial rights.
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E.
Election Committee of Hong Kong
The Election Committee of Hong Kong is a powerful, largely pro-establishment body composed of representatives from various sectors that is responsible for selecting the city’s Chief Executive under the territory’s restricted electoral system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral treaty
ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ lease agreement ⓘ unequal treaty ⓘ |
| affectedRegion | Guangdong Province ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Lantau Island
ⓘ
New Kowloon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Hong Kong under British rule
ⓘ
surface form:
History of Hong Kong
Treaties of the Qing dynasty ⓘ Treaties of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | unequal treaty imposed on China ⓘ |
| countrySignatory |
Qing dynasty
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1898-06-09 ⓘ |
| definedBoundary | boundary between British Hong Kong and Qing China north of Kowloon ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 1898 ⓘ |
| grantedLeaseTerm | 99 years ⓘ |
| grantedTerritory |
New Territories
ⓘ
northern part of Kowloon Peninsula ⓘ outlying islands of Hong Kong ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Qing dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
late Qing dynasty
|
| historicalSignificance |
foundation for British control over the New Territories until 1997
ⓘ
key instrument in defining colonial Hong Kong’s territorial extent ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hong Kong Joint Declaration 1984
ⓘ
surface form:
Sino-British Joint Declaration
negotiations on the 1997 handover of Hong Kong ⓘ |
| involvedPower |
British Empire
ⓘ
Qing dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Qing Empire
|
| language |
Chinese
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| leaseEndYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| leaseStartYear | 1898 ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor |
British administration of the New Territories
ⓘ
modern boundaries of Hong Kong ⓘ |
| locationSigned |
Beijing
ⓘ
Beijing ⓘ
surface form:
Peking
|
| otherName |
Convention of Peking
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Convention of Peking
Convention of Peking ⓘ
surface form:
Second Peking Convention
|
| partOf | series of treaties between China and Western powers in the 19th century ⓘ |
| region | Pearl River Delta ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Convention of Peking
ⓘ
surface form:
Convention of Peking (1860)
Treaty of Nanking ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
establishment of the New Territories as part of Hong Kong
ⓘ
expansion of Hong Kong under British rule ⓘ |
| signedByRepresentativeOf |
British plenipotentiary
ⓘ
Qing dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Qing imperial government
|
| subjectMatter |
colonial expansion
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lease of territory ⓘ |
| territoryAdministeredBy | Hong Kong colonial government ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1898 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory Description of subject: The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory was an 1898 agreement between Britain and China that granted Britain a 99-year lease over the New Territories, fundamentally shaping Hong Kong’s modern boundaries and colonial era.
Referenced by (1)
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