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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH JUNE, 1897.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 258.
The following is published.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary,
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Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th June, 1897.
AGREEMENT MODIFYING THE BURMA-CHINA FRONTIER AND TRADE
CONVENTION OF 1ST MARCH, 1894.
In consideration of the Government of Great Britain consenting to waive its objections to the alienation by China, by the Convention with France of June 20. 1895, of territory forming a portion of Kiang Hung, in derogation of the provisions of the Convention between Great Britain and China of March 1, 1894, it has been agreed between the Governments of Great Britain and China that the following additions and alterations shall be made in the last named Convention, hereinafter referred to as the Original Convention.
ARTICLE I.
It is agreed that the frontier between the two Empires from latitude 25° 35′ N. shall run as follows:-
Commencing at the high peak situated approximately in that latitude and in longitude 98° 14′ E. of Greenwich and 18° 16′ W. of Pcking, the line shall follow, as far as possible, the crest of the hills running in a south-westerly direction to Warung Peak (Kaulyang), and shall extend thence to Sabu Pum.
From Sabu Pam the frontier shall run in a line along the watershed slightly to the south of west through Shatrung Pum to Namienku Pum.
Thence it shall follow a line to be fixed after local investigation, dividing the Szis and the Kumsas as far as the Tabak Kha; thence the Tabak Kha to the Xamtabet; thence the Namfabet to the Pakuoi Kha; thence the Paknoi Kha to its source near Talang Pumn; thence the Talang Pam ridge to Bumra Shikong.
From Bumra Shikong the frontier shall follow a line running in a south-west direction to the Laisa Kha; thence the Laisa Kha to the Mole stream, running between Kadon and Laisa; thence the Mole to its confluence with the Cheyang Kha; thence the Cheyang Kha to Alaw Pum; thence the Nampaung stream to the Taping.
ARTICLE II.
The Taping to the Shweli River.
From the junction of the Taping and the Nampaung streams the frontier shall follow the Taping to the neighbourhood of the Lwalaing ridge; thence a line running approximately along the Lwalaing ridge and the Lwalaing stream to the Namwan; thence the Nainwan to its junction with the Shweli.
Great Britain engages to recognise as belonging to China the tract to the south of the Namwan River, near Namkhai, which is enclosed to the west by a branch of the Nammak River and the Mawsiu range of hills up to Loi Chow Peak, and thence by the range running in a north-easterly direction to the Shweli River.
In the whole of this area China shall not exercise any jurisdiction or authority whatever. The administration and control will be entirely conducted by the British Government, who will hold it on a perpetual lease from China, paying a rent for it, the amount of which shall be fixed hereafter.
ARTICLE II.
The Shwell to the Mekong.
From the junction of the Namwan and Shweli the frontier shall follow the northern boundary of the State of North Hsinwi as at present constituted to the Salween, leaving to China the loop of the Shwell River and almost the whole of Wanting, Mong-ko, and Mong-ka.
Starting from the point where the Shweli turns northward near Namswan, i.e., from its junction with the Namyang, the frontier shall ascend this latter stream to its source in the Mong-ko hills in about latitude 24 7' and longitude 98° 15', thence continue along a wooded spur to the Salween The line shall then ascend the Salween till it meets the at its junction with the Nanoi stream.
north-west boundary of K kang, and shall continue along the castern frontier of Kokang till it meets the Kunlong circle, leaving the whole circle of Kunlong to Great Britain.