to be possessed in perpetuity by Ner Britannic Majesty, her heirs and ove
- ceasors, and to be governed by such lows and regulations
as Her Majesty
the Queen of Great Britain be shall see
fit to direct
}}
14
Convention of Peace between Her
Majesty and the Emperor oblina.
Extract.
#
Signed
at
Beking, sir" October 1860.
"Art II. With a view to the main-
tenance
д
law and order mir and about
the harbour of Hongkong, His Imperial & Majesty the Emperor obhina agrees
cede to Her Majesty the Queen of Great
Britain and Ireland, Mer heirs and
to have and to hold as a
dependency of Her Britannic Majesty Colony opstang Kong, that portion
д
to
the township of Kowloon, in the Province of Kwany Rung, qwhich a
lease was
granted
in perpetuity to
Kassy