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'Boundary Street' is a three-lane one-way street in Kowloon, Hong Kong. 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 West in the east, near the former Kai Tak Airport.

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History

Modern

See also

References

External links

History

Historically, the street marked the boundary between the southern part of Kowloon, ceded by Qing China to the United Kingdom in 1860, and the northern part of Kowloon (New Kowloon), which remained part of China until it was leased ''as part of the New Territories'' to the United Kingdom in 1898 for 99 years.^[1] 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 fences which effectively blocked smuggling 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 and identify the difference in calculation of rates between the boundary north and south.

Modern

In modern day conversations, however, New Kowloon is often not regarded as part of the New Territories, but as part of the Kowloon urban area (on both sides of Boundary Street).
Administratively its portion west of the KCR East Rail forms part of the boundary between Yau Tsim Mong District and Sham Shui Po District.
On 1 July, 1997, sovereignty of the territories on both sides of Boundary Street was transferred from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China, along with the rest of Hong Kong.

See also

★ History of Hong Kong

★ New Territories

★ Kowloon

★ Convention of Peking

★ Treaty of Nanjing

★ The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory

★ List of streets and roads in Hong Kong

References

1. Hong Kong Fun in 18 District - Sham Shui Po District. www.gohk.gov.hk

External links

★ Google Maps of Boundary Street