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New Kowloon

April 11, 2023

New Kowloon is an area in Hong Kong, bounded in the south by Boundary Street, and in the north by the ranges of the Eagle's Nest, Beacon Hill, Lion Rock, Tate's Cairn and Kowloon Peak. It covers the present-day Kwun Tong District and Wong Tai Sin District, and part of the Sham Shui Po District and Kowloon City District.

New Kowloon
新九龍
area
Eastern New Kowloon (Kowloon Bay, Kwun Tong, etc.)
Etymology: Name after Kowloon Peninsula
Approx. location of New Kowloon (in red), compared to the Kowloon geographical constituencies of the Legislative Council (in green); Note that the new 13/31 runway of the former Kai Tak Airport reclaimed land (also coloured in green) did not exist until the 1950s.
Country Hong Kong
Regions (non-administrative / statutory)New Territories / Kowloon
New Kowloon separated from Kowloon1860
New Kowloon (as part of New Territories) leased to Hong Kong1898
New Kowloon defined from part of the New Territorties1900
Time zoneHong Kong Time
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese新九龍
Simplified Chinese新九龙
JyutpingSan1 Gau2lung4
Literal meaningNew Nine Dragons

The name of this area is[when?] rarely used in day to day life. Areas that belongs to New Kowloon are usually referred to as part of Kowloon. However, in land leases, it is common to refer to land lots in lot numbers as "New Kowloon Inland Lot number #".

History

By the Convention of Peking in 1860, the territory of British-owned Kowloon was defined as area in Kowloon Peninsula south of Boundary Street (known as Kowloon, inclusive of Stonecutter's Island), which was ceded by the Qing Empire (Ch'ing Empire, Manchu Empire) to the United Kingdom under the Convention.

On the other hand, the territory north of Boundary Street (later known as New Kowloon) remained part of Qing Empire until it was leased as part of the New Territories to the UK in 1898 for 99 years under the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory (also known as the Second Convention of Peking). The area of New Kowloon was defined in statutory law first in November 1900[1][2] (and referred to as such[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]) and again in December 1937[11][12][13] to increase land available for urban development.[citation needed] In practice, nevertheless, both the areas to the south and to the north of Boundary Street (i.e. both Kowloon and New Kowloon), from the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east to Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Lai Chi Kok Bay in the west, are collectively known as "Kowloon". For example, a postal address in Kwun Tong will identify "Kowloon" as its regional destination, even though it is technically in New Kowloon and not part of Kowloon as statutorily defined.

Current situation

In modern-day conversations, the term "New Kowloon" is now[when?] rarely heard in Hong Kong. New Kowloon is no longer regarded as part of the New Territories, but as a part of the Kowloon urban area beyond Boundary Street. Nevertheless, the legal definitions of Kowloon, New Kowloon and New Territories remain unchanged - New Kowloon has remained legally part of the New Territories instead of Kowloon.[14] On 1 July 1997, the territories on both sides of Boundary Street (ceded and leased respectively) were transferred to China, along with the rest of Hong Kong.

However, the designation "New Kowloon" still has some legal implications. Almost all lands of Hong Kong are government land (known as crown land in Commonwealth countries and before 1997 in Hong Kong), while all crown leases (now known as government leases in Hong Kong) of New Kowloon and New Territories lands had been expired on 27 June 1997, but automatically extended up to 30 June 2047 due to the Sino-British Joint Declaration.[15] This renewal implies that, all privately owned land leases of New Kowloon, has to pay government rent (crown rent in Commonwealth countries) as leases in the rest of the New Territories, and unlike the rest of the Kowloon.[16] Most Kowloon land leases (Kowloon south of the Boundary Street) are not required to pay the government rent to the government, unless they are new leases, or are old leases having been renewed and such clauses have been inserted in the renewed lease contract.

The land reclaimed from the Kowloon Bay water body, such as Kai Tak, are also referred as part of New Kowloon in land leases,[17] although these lots do not appear to be included in the 1937 map.

See also

References

  1. ^ New Territories (Extension of Laws) Ordinance 1900, Ordinance No. 8 of 1900
  2. ^ Plan of New Kowloon, signed by the Director of Public Works and countersigned by the Governor and deposited in the Land Office of the Colony, and deposited at the Magistracy and at the Office of the Colonial Secretary according to the New Territories (Extension of Laws) Ordinance 1900
  3. ^ https://www.legco.gov.hk/1927/h270901.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ Administrative Reports for the Year 1909
  5. ^ https://www.legco.gov.hk/1930/h300313.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  6. ^ https://www.legco.gov.hk/1924/h240828.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  7. ^ https://www.legco.gov.hk/1937/h370728.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  8. ^ . Archived from the original on 10 July 2019.
  9. ^ . Archived from the original on 4 November 2018.
  10. ^ . Archived from the original on 30 June 2017.
  11. ^ https://www.legco.gov.hk/1937/h371215.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  12. ^ Sched 5 to the IGCO
  13. ^ Plan marked “New Kowloon” dated 8 December 1937, signed by the Director of Public Works, countersigned by the Governor and deposited in the Land Registry.
  14. ^ Schedules 4, 5 and 5A, Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (IGCO), HK Law Cap. 1
  15. ^ Annex III, Sino-British Joint Declaration  – via Wikisource.
  16. ^ "Government Rent". Hong Kong: Rating and Valuation Department. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Government to sell site in Kai Tak by public tender". info.gov.hk (Press release). Hong Kong Government. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to New Kowloon.
  • Definition of New Kowloon in the Laws of Hong Kong as defined in 1937, Cap 1 SCHED 5, Hong Kong Laws.
  • Land Tenure System in Hong Kong - Legislative Council

Coordinates: 22°20′03″N 114°11′14″E / 22.3341°N 114.1871°E / 22.3341; 114.1871

April 11, 2023
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New Kowloon is an area in Hong Kong bounded in the south by Boundary Street and in the north by the ranges of the Eagle s Nest Beacon Hill Lion Rock Tate s Cairn and Kowloon Peak It covers the present day Kwun Tong District and Wong Tai Sin District and part of the Sham Shui Po District and Kowloon City District New Kowloon 新九龍areaEastern New Kowloon Kowloon Bay Kwun Tong etc Etymology Name after Kowloon PeninsulaApprox location of New Kowloon in red compared to the Kowloon geographical constituencies of the Legislative Council in green Note that the new 13 31 runway of the former Kai Tak Airport reclaimed land also coloured in green did not exist until the 1950s Country Hong KongRegions non administrative statutory New Territories KowloonNew Kowloon separated from Kowloon1860New Kowloon as part of New Territories leased to Hong Kong1898New Kowloon defined from part of the New Territorties1900Time zoneHong Kong TimeChinese nameTraditional Chinese新九龍Simplified Chinese新九龙JyutpingSan1 Gau2lung4Literal meaningNew Nine DragonsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinXin JiǔlongHakkaRomanizationSin1 Giu3lung2Yue CantoneseYale RomanizationSan GauluhngJyutpingSan1 Gau2lung4IPA sɐ nkɐ ulo ŋ The name of this area is when rarely used in day to day life Areas that belongs to New Kowloon are usually referred to as part of Kowloon However in land leases it is common to refer to land lots in lot numbers as New Kowloon Inland Lot number Contents 1 History 2 Current situation 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThis article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Cantonese November 2021 Click show for important translation instructions Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Cantonese Wikipedia article at yue 新九龍 歷史 see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated yue 新九龍 歷史 to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation By the Convention of Peking in 1860 the territory of British owned Kowloon was defined as area in Kowloon Peninsula south of Boundary Street known as Kowloon inclusive of Stonecutter s Island which was ceded by the Qing Empire Ch ing Empire Manchu Empire to the United Kingdom under the Convention On the other hand the territory north of Boundary Street later known as New Kowloon remained part of Qing Empire until it was leased as part of the New Territories to the UK in 1898 for 99 years under the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory also known as the Second Convention of Peking The area of New Kowloon was defined in statutory law first in November 1900 1 2 and referred to as such 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 and again in December 1937 11 12 13 to increase land available for urban development citation needed In practice nevertheless both the areas to the south and to the north of Boundary Street i e both Kowloon and New Kowloon from the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east to Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Lai Chi Kok Bay in the west are collectively known as Kowloon For example a postal address in Kwun Tong will identify Kowloon as its regional destination even though it is technically in New Kowloon and not part of Kowloon as statutorily defined Current situation EditIn modern day conversations the term New Kowloon is now when rarely heard in Hong Kong New Kowloon is no longer regarded as part of the New Territories but as a part of the Kowloon urban area beyond Boundary Street Nevertheless the legal definitions of Kowloon New Kowloon and New Territories remain unchanged New Kowloon has remained legally part of the New Territories instead of Kowloon 14 On 1 July 1997 the territories on both sides of Boundary Street ceded and leased respectively were transferred to China along with the rest of Hong Kong However the designation New Kowloon still has some legal implications Almost all lands of Hong Kong are government land known as crown land in Commonwealth countries and before 1997 in Hong Kong while all crown leases now known as government leases in Hong Kong of New Kowloon and New Territories lands had been expired on 27 June 1997 but automatically extended up to 30 June 2047 due to the Sino British Joint Declaration 15 This renewal implies that all privately owned land leases of New Kowloon has to pay government rent crown rent in Commonwealth countries as leases in the rest of the New Territories and unlike the rest of the Kowloon 16 Most Kowloon land leases Kowloon south of the Boundary Street are not required to pay the government rent to the government unless they are new leases or are old leases having been renewed and such clauses have been inserted in the renewed lease contract The land reclaimed from the Kowloon Bay water body such as Kai Tak are also referred as part of New Kowloon in land leases 17 although these lots do not appear to be included in the 1937 map See also EditHistory of Hong KongReferences Edit New Territories Extension of Laws Ordinance 1900 Ordinance No 8 of 1900 Plan of New Kowloon signed by the Director of Public Works and countersigned by the Governor and deposited in the Land Office of the Colony and deposited at the Magistracy and at the Office of the Colonial Secretary according to the New Territories Extension of Laws Ordinance 1900 https www legco gov hk 1927 h270901 pdf bare URL PDF Administrative Reports for the Year 1909 https www legco gov hk 1930 h300313 pdf bare URL PDF https www legco gov hk 1924 h240828 pdf bare URL PDF https www legco gov hk 1937 h370728 pdf bare URL PDF HK Maps Archived from the original on 10 July 2019 HK Maps Archived from the original on 4 November 2018 HK Maps Archived from the original on 30 June 2017 https www legco gov hk 1937 h371215 pdf bare URL PDF Sched 5 to the IGCO Plan marked New Kowloon dated 8 December 1937 signed by the Director of Public Works countersigned by the Governor and deposited in the Land Registry Schedules 4 5 and 5A Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance IGCO HK Law Cap 1 Annex III Sino British Joint Declaration via Wikisource Government Rent Hong Kong Rating and Valuation Department 1 August 2019 Retrieved 6 December 2020 Government to sell site in Kai Tak by public tender info gov hk Press release Hong Kong Government 23 October 2020 Retrieved 3 December 2020 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to New Kowloon Definition of New Kowloon in the Laws of Hong Kong as defined in 1937 Cap 1 SCHED 5 Hong Kong Laws Land Tenure System in Hong Kong Legislative CouncilCoordinates 22 20 03 N 114 11 14 E 22 3341 N 114 1871 E 22 3341 114 1871 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New Kowloon amp oldid 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