In 1860, the British Empire officially gained control of Kowloon in perpetuity
The 1860 Convention of Peking concluded a brutal conflict by permanently ceding the Kowloon Peninsula to Britain, a move that would define the geography and destiny of Hong Kong for over a century.
At the conclusion of the Second Opium War in 1860, the Qing dynasty was forced to sign the Convention of Peking. This treaty officially ceded the Kowloon Peninsula to the British Empire 'in perpetuity,' expanding the colony of Hong Kong beyond the original island seized decades earlier.
There's more to this story — open the app to keep reading.
Continue Reading in App
1 more paragraphs · plus a 3-question quiz