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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.
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. 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 didn't 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
East Rail Line 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.
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