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It is further understood that there will be no expropriation or expulsion of the inhabitants of the district included within the extension, and that if land is required for public offices, fortifications, or the like official purposes, it shall be bought at a fair price.
If cases of extradition of criminals occur, they shall be dealt with in accord- ance with the existing treaties beween Great Britain and China and the Hongkong Regulations.
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The area leased to Great Britain, as shown on the annexed map, includes the waters of Mirs Bay and Deep Bay, but it is agreed that Chinese vessels of war, whether neutral or otherwise, shall retain the right to use those waters.
This Convention shall come into force on the 1st day of July, 1898, being the 13th day of the 5th moon of the 24th year of Kuang-Hsü. It shall be ratified by the Sovereigns of the two countries, and the ratifications shall be exchanged in London as soon as possible.
In witness whereof the undersigued, duly authorised thereto by their respec- tive Governments, have signed the present agreement.
Done at Peking in quadruplicate (4 copies in English and 4 in Chinese) the 9th day of June in the year of our Lord, 1898, being the 21st day of the 4th moon of the 24th year of Kuang-Hsü,
(Sd.) CLAUDE M. MACDONALD.
(L. S.)
(Sd.) LI (HUNG-CHANG).
HSU (YING-KUEI).
Seal of Tsangli Yameu.
Appendix No. 1a.
REPORT ON THE HARBOURS IN MIRS BAY, BY COMMANDER DE HORSEY, R.N.
1. Starling Inlet. Good anchorage in 4 fins. Head of bay too shallow for purposes of navigation. If road be brought down to either side of bay on parallel 114° 14′ 30′′ E. ships drawing 21 feet of water could lie alongside a short pier.
2. Crooked Harbour. Good protected anchorages in 6 to 7 fms. Useful only 3. Double Haven. for fishing requirements.
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4. Anchorage under Pingchau Island. Good anchorage in 7 fms., but much taken up with fishing stakes and unimportant for line of communication.
5. Plover Cove. Very good anchorage in all weathers in 42 fms., but out of trade route.
6. Tolo Harbour. Like Starling Inlet. too shallow at head of bay for purposes of navigation, although there is a boat channel, which, if marked out, will take small junks up to town. Anchorage on 4 fms. line. Suitable for shipping; whichever side of bay road is made it should be brought out ou parallel 114° 11′ 45" E., in order to allow of vessels lying alongside a pier in 21 feet.
7. Tide Cove. Communication by small junks or light launches at high water to top of bay. Sampans at low. Anchorage in 3 fms. Protected in all winds. Distance from head of bay 3 miles. Important as being the closest by land to Kowloon.
8. Long Harbour. Good anchorage in 7 to 8 fms. More suitable for a mili- tary than a mercantile port.
9. Port Shelter. Good anchorage for any size of ships. Chiefly useful as being deep close to shore, and divided from Tseung Kwan O by a small neck of land mile wide.
10. Rocky Harbour. Unimportant, being out of line of communication.
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