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The Kowloon Peninsula, commonly referred to as '''Kowloon''', is a Peninsula that forms the southern part of the main landmass in the territory of Hong Kong , China . Kowloon Bay is located at the northeast of the peninsula. HISTORY Prior to the establishment of the actual , many of the Emperor 's followers also found shelter in the Kowloon peninsula to hide from the Manchu s. Historically speaking, the peninsula refers to the ceded territories of Kowloon in 1860 as part of the Convention Of Peking , but geographically it covers the entire Kowloon south of the mountain ranges of Lion Rock , Kowloon Peak and other hills. In 1898 a resolution was passed by the Colonial Hong Kong Legislative Council to preserve the land where some of the caves stood. SEE ALSO REFERENCES |
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