Originally Posted by
Alpha-17
Not strictly true. The New Territories and outlying islands were leased, but the rest (Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula and Stonecutter's Island) were permanently ceded to Britain. It would have been difficult and awkward to split Hong Kong, but not impossible (Berlin comes to mind). Britain didn't really care for the hassle, however, and didn't want to worry about the problem anymore. Very familiar, and very common for the Brits to do post-WWII.
Technical point to you. Glad to defer to someone who actually knows a subject.
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