Which agreement of 1860 added the Kowloon Peninsula to British Hong Kong?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. The Convention of Peking
- Step 1: China lost the Second Opium War. Step 2. The Convention of Peking ceded Kowloon south of present Boundary Street. Answer: The Convention of Peking. Why not the others: Nanjing ceded the island, the Boxer Protocol is from 1901 and Aigun concerns Russia.
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