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Boundary Street is a three-lane one-way street in Kowloon
Kowloon

Kowloon refers to an urban area in Hong Kong made up of Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon, bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutters Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south....
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
. It runs in the eastbound direction starting at its intersection with Tung Chau Street in the west, and ending at its intersection with Prince Edward Road#Prince Edward Road West in the east, near the former Kai Tak Airport
Kai Tak Airport

Kai Tak Airport was the international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998. On July 6 1998, the airport was replaced by the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok....
.

orically, the street marked the boundary between the southern part of Kowloon, ceded by Qing China
Qing Dynasty

The Qing Dynasty , also known as the Manchu Dynasty, followed the Ming Dynasty in History of China, and was the last ruling Chinese Dynasties of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 ....
 to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 in 1860, and the northern part of Kowloon (New Kowloon
New Kowloon

New Kowloon is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong, bounded in the south by Boundary Street, and in the north by the ranges of the Lion Rock, Beacon Hill, Hong Kong, Tate's Cairn and Kowloon Peak....
), which remained part of China until it was lease
Concession (territory)

In international law, a concession is a territory within a country that is administered by another entity than the state which holds sovereignty over it....
d as part of the New Territories
New Territories

New Territories, abbreviated to NT or N.T., is a region in Hong Kong excluding Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and Stonecutters Island. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory....
 to the United Kingdom in 1898 for 99 years.






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Boundary Street is a three-lane one-way street in Kowloon
Kowloon

Kowloon refers to an urban area in Hong Kong made up of Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon, bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutters Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south....
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
. It runs in the eastbound direction starting at its intersection with Tung Chau Street in the west, and ending at its intersection with Prince Edward Road#Prince Edward Road West in the east, near the former Kai Tak Airport
Kai Tak Airport

Kai Tak Airport was the international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998. On July 6 1998, the airport was replaced by the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok....
.

History

Historically, the street marked the boundary between the southern part of Kowloon, ceded by Qing China
Qing Dynasty

The Qing Dynasty , also known as the Manchu Dynasty, followed the Ming Dynasty in History of China, and was the last ruling Chinese Dynasties of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 ....
 to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 in 1860, and the northern part of Kowloon (New Kowloon
New Kowloon

New Kowloon is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong, bounded in the south by Boundary Street, and in the north by the ranges of the Lion Rock, Beacon Hill, Hong Kong, Tate's Cairn and Kowloon Peak....
), which remained part of China until it was lease
Concession (territory)

In international law, a concession is a territory within a country that is administered by another entity than the state which holds sovereignty over it....
d as part of the New Territories
New Territories

New Territories, abbreviated to NT or N.T., is a region in Hong Kong excluding Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and Stonecutters Island. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory....
 to the United Kingdom in 1898 for 99 years. After the lease, the boundary was renamed from Boundary Line to Old Frontier Line.

The boundary was made visible by a long line of high bamboo
Bamboo

The bamboos are a group of woody perennial plant evergreen plants in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae....
 fence
Fence

A fence is a freestanding structure designed to restrict or prevent Transport across a boundary. It is generally distinguished from a wall by the lightness of its construction: a wall is usually restricted to such barriers made from solid brick or concrete, blocking vision as well as passage ....
s which effectively blocked smuggling
Smuggling

Smuggling, also known as trafficking, is the clandestine transportation of goods or persons past a point where prohibited, such as out of a building, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of the law or other rules....
 between Chinese Kowloon and British Kowloon at that time. It became obsolete when New Territories joined the colony.

Although the street is the historical mark on the boundary, the road did not come to exist until 1934, more than 30 years after the lease of boundary north. The road was built to accelerate the development of Kowloon Tong
Kowloon Tong

Kowloon Tong , formerly Kau Lung Tong, is an area in Hong Kong. Within New Kowloon, it is administratively divided by Kowloon City District and Sham Shui Po District....
 and identify the difference in calculation of rates
Rates (tax)

Rates are a type of taxation system in the United Kingdom, and in places with systems deriving from the British one, used to fund local government....
 between the boundary north and south.

Modern

In modern day conversations, however, New Kowloon
New Kowloon

New Kowloon is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong, bounded in the south by Boundary Street, and in the north by the ranges of the Lion Rock, Beacon Hill, Hong Kong, Tate's Cairn and Kowloon Peak....
 is often not regarded as part of the New Territories
New Territories

New Territories, abbreviated to NT or N.T., is a region in Hong Kong excluding Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and Stonecutters Island. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory....
, but as part of the Kowloon
Kowloon

Kowloon refers to an urban area in Hong Kong made up of Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon, bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutters Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south....
 urban area (on both sides of Boundary Street).

Administratively its portion west of the East Rail Line forms part of the boundary between Yau Tsim Mong District
Yau Tsim Mong District

Yau Tsim Mong District is one of Districts of Hong Kong of Hong Kong, located on western Kowloon peninsula. It is the core urban area of Kowloon....
 and Sham Shui Po District
Sham Shui Po District

Sham Shui Po District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong of Hong Kong. It includes Sham Shui Po, Cheung Sha Wan and Lai Chi Kok of New Kowloon, and Stonecutter's Island of Kowloon....
.

On 1 July 1997, sovereignty of the territories on both sides of Boundary Street was transferred
Transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong

The transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China, often referred to as the Handover, occurred on 1 July 1997....
 from the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 to the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China

The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
, along with the rest of Hong Kong.

See also

  • History of Hong Kong
    History of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong began as a coastal island geographically located in southern China. While pockets of settlements had taken place in the region with archaeological findings dating back thousands of years, regularly written records were not made until the engagement of History of China#Qin Dynasty: The Beginning of Imperial China and the British Colo...
  • New Territories
    New Territories

    New Territories, abbreviated to NT or N.T., is a region in Hong Kong excluding Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and Stonecutters Island. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory....
  • Kowloon
    Kowloon

    Kowloon refers to an urban area in Hong Kong made up of Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon, bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutters Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south....
  • Convention of Peking
    Convention of Peking

    The Convention of Peking or the First Convention of Peking is the name used for three different treaties, which were concluded between Qing Dynasty China and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Second French Empire, and Russian Empire....
  • Treaty of Nanjing
  • The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory
    Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory

    The Convention Between Great Britain and China Respecting an Extension of Hong Kong Territory or the Second Convention of Peking was a lease signed between Qing Dynasty China and the United Kingdom in 1898....
  • List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
    List of streets and roads in Hong Kong

    Here is a partial list of expressways, tunnels, bridges, roads, avenues, streets, crescents, Town squares and bazaars in Hong Kong....


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