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Canton Bay Concession Treaty
A treaty that the French forced the Qing Government of China to sign
The Canton Bay Concession Treaty is
France
Force China
Qing government
The lease was signed in Guangzhou Bay on November 16, 1899 (October 14, 25th year of Guangxu of Qing Dynasty)
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The Chinese side is the Minister of Boundary Survey of Guangzhou Bay
Governor of Guangxi
Su Yuanchun
The French side is the plenipotentiary Minister of the Guangzhou Bay Demarcation Division, Lieutenant Gaoli. The treaty consists of seven articles.
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- Chinese name
- Canton Bay Concession Treaty
- Occurrence time
- November 16, 1899
- Place of occurrence
- Canton Bay
- definition
- The unequal treaties that the French forced the Qing government to sign
catalogue
Former site of the French Minister's Office in Guangzhou Bay
November 16, 1899, October 14, 25th year of Guangxu, Guangzhou Bay. [Note:
Canton Bay
---- today
Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province
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The first kind
For the sake of amity, the Chinese State has leased the Canton Bay to the French State, as a place for stopping ships and coal, for a period of ninety-nine years, provided, within its concession, that the conditions of the lease are not to be affected by China's right of autonomy.
Quang Chau Bay French police station
It is agreed that all the water surface of the concession shall be under the jurisdiction of the concession for the purpose of safeguarding, preparing for transport, and flourishing, and that those not in the concession shall remain under the jurisdiction of China, as listed below:
Donghai Island
The whole island.
Naozhou Island
The whole island, the water surface between the island and the East Island, is the main road for Chinese ships to and from, and it is still moored by Chinese ships to and from the concession without being blocked, and there is no need for money collection, taxation, etc.
Guangzhou Bay Chamber of Commerce Hall
From Wuchuan County Haikou three nautical miles off the water surface, the coast to Suixi County belongs to the South Tongming port, to the north three nautical miles into the Tongming port, landing in the middle, along the boundary of the Guanlu. This agreement specifies and draws the boundary site, and after the mutual demarcation and enforcement of the boundary, the special committee of the two countries will make a clear survey and determine the boundary site to avoid disputes between the two countries.
The third section
All the lands leased during ninety-nine years shall be under the sole jurisdiction of France, so as not to dispute between the two countries. It was also agreed that it was not against the law for the Chinese people in the concession to be at ease, and that they could still live as usual and not be forced to move. The property of the Chinese people is still under the management of the Chinese people, and France should guarantee it. If the property is needed in France, fair value is paid to the owner.
The fourth section
Within the concession, France may build forts, station troops, and install protective armaments. And on the islands and on the coasts, France shall build
Lighthouse
(Note: Today
Zhanjiang City
Naozhou Island
the
Naozhou Lighthouse
), set up signs, floating stakes, etc., to facilitate the passage of ships, and always put in order to facilitate the passage of ships for protection. Article 5 Chinese commercial steamers shall be given preferential treatment only in the new Bay of Concession, if they are engaged in trade in China. The waters of the bay in all parts of its concession shall be under the jurisdiction of France, and France may draw up regulations and collect the money of lamps and ships for the cost of the construction of lamp piles. This paragraph refers specifically to the inner water surface of Guangzhou Bay, to the east water surface of 硇, as declared in paragraph 2.
The sixth section
In case of an offence, it shall be handled in accordance with the Sino-French articles of mutual agreement on the Sino-French border.
Calyon was originally a French commercial bank
This Covenant shall come into force on the date of its issuance, and shall be exchanged at Kyoto, China, in French, with the approval of the Great Emperor of the Qing and the approval of the Great French democracy, the Great Charles Tiande. This is about four points in Chinese and four points in French in Guangzhou Bay, a total of eight points
.
The imperial imperial dispatch of the Kingdom of Qing, the minister of boundary survey in Guangzhou Bay, Crown Prince, Shaobao Su, the governor of Guangxi
Grand French imperial Consul Guangzhou Bay plenipotentiary water division Superintendent Gao
October 14th, 25th year of Guangxu
November 16, 1899
Notes appended to a book
Vidor Catholic Church. In the Xiashan area of Zhanjiang
The Chinese side ratified this Treaty on February 19, 1900; The date of approval for the exchange was not found.
