Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
In 1860, a treaty gave Britain a permanent beach-head on the Chinese mainland - the
Kowloon peninsula, directly across Victoria harbour. In 1898, under the Convention of Pek-
ing, China leased the New Territories and 235 more islands to Britain for what then seemed
an eternity - 99 years.
Old and new buildings contrast in Hong Kong
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20th century intrusions
