Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory

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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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Hong Kong under British rule majorTreaty Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory