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1. New Territories

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   Acquisition and Legal Status
   The New Territories were formally transferred to British administration on 1 July 1898, under the designation of the "New Kowloon Extension" before official adoption of the current nomenclature. The lease stipulated a reversion to the Qing Dynasty in 1997, a provision that, while theoretically void upon the 1997 handover of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China, continues to influence local property law…

2. Treaty Of Lausanne (1923)

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   The Aegean Islands
   Greece retained sovereignty over most Aegean Islands adjacent to the Turkish mainland, with the exception of Imbros (Gökçeada)/) and Tenedos (Bozcaada)/), which were returned to Turkey. The status of Cyprus was not definitively settled by this treaty; rather, the treaty noted that since Cyprus was under British administration (having been annexed in 1914), i…