The New Territories is the largest of the three areas of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it is the region described in the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory. According to that treaty, the territories comprise the mainland area north of Boundary Street on the Kowloon Peninsula and south of the Sham Chun River (which is the border between Hong Kong and mainland China), as well as over 200 outlying islands, including Lantau Island, Lamma Island, Cheung Chau, and Peng Chau in the territory of Hong Kong.
China leases Hong Kong's New Territories to the United Kingdom for 99 years
The New Territories is the largest of the three areas of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.
Historical Significance
The New Territories is the largest of the three areas of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.
Events Before
Invasion of Benin City by British Expeditionary Force; the city is burned and looted, ending the Nigerian Kingdom of Ben
Invasion of Benin City by British Expeditionary Force; the city is burned and looted, ending the Nigerian Kingdom of Benin formed in the 11th century
British boxer Bob Fitzsimmons KOs American champion 'Gentleman' Jim Corbett in the 14th round to win the World Heavyweig
British boxer Bob Fitzsimmons KOs American champion 'Gentleman' Jim Corbett in the 14th round to win the World Heavyweight title in Carson City, Nevada
1st Boston Marathon (B.A.A. Road Race), won by John J. McDermott in 2:55:10; the world's oldest annual marathon inspired
1st Boston Marathon (B.A.A. Road Race), won by John J. McDermott in 2:55:10; the world's oldest annual marathon inspired by success of the first marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Salomon August Andrée and crew leave Spitsbergen in northern Norway by balloon, heading for the North Pole
Salomon August Andrée and crew leave Spitsbergen in northern Norway by balloon, heading for the North Pole
Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope [kinetographic camera], a device that produces moving pictures
The Kinetoscope is an early motion picture exhibition device, designed for films to be viewed by one person at a time through a peephole viewer window.
Events After
The government of Cuba is handed over to the US from Spanish rule; American occupation continues until 1902
The Military Government of the Philippine Islands (Spanish: Gobierno militar de los Estados Unidos en las Islas Filipinas; Tagalog: Pamahalaang Militar ng Estados Unidos sa Kapuluang Pilipinas) was a...
Rubber heel for boots or shoes is patented by American Humphrey O'Sullivan
Rubber heel for boots or shoes is patented by American Humphrey O'Sullivan
Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) is patented by Felix Hoffmann at the German company Bayer
Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid), an organic compound that does not occur in nature, was first synthesised in 1899.
W. G. Grace's last day of Test cricket at age 50 years and 320 days
W. G. Grace's last day of Test cricket at age 50 years and 320 days
American businessman James Cash Penney (24) weds Bertha Alva Hess (29ish), until her death in 1910
American businessman James Cash Penney (24) weds Bertha Alva Hess (29ish), until her death in 1910
More from the 1890s
Physicist J. J. Thomson (33) weds Rose Elisabeth Paget
Physicist J. J. Thomson (33) weds Rose Elisabeth Paget
Ellis Island opens as a US immigration inspection station and becomes the gateway to the United States for more than 12
Ellis Island opens as a US immigration inspection station and becomes the gateway to the United States for more than 12 million people
German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of X-rays
German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of X-rays
Eritrea is consolidated into a colony by the Italian government
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What happened on June 9, 1898?
- The New Territories is the largest of the three areas of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it is the region described in the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory.
- Why is China leases Hong Kong's New Territories to the United Kingdom for 99 years significant?
- The New Territories is the largest of the three areas of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.