Comment by ClumsyPilot
7 months ago
They said basically the same thing about HongKong. You can’t predict political landscape in 100 years
7 months ago
They said basically the same thing about HongKong. You can’t predict political landscape in 100 years
The Chinese negotiators for Kowloon deliberately settled on 99 years. Probably because they knew they'd be lynched by the Chinese public otherwise. It was not a mistake made by the British they just couldn't get a better deal.