1898年(光绪二十四年)7月1日,英国强租威海卫,迫使清政府签订了《订租威海卫专条》。该专条签订后,清政府同意将威海卫及附近水面和全湾沿岸10英里以内的地方租借给英国,租期25年。英国强租威海卫后,遂设立威海卫临时行政署,管理租借地行政事务。刚开始,临时行政署主要官员由英国驻威海海军官员兼任,受英国驻华海军总司令委任和指挥,1899年转为英国陆军接管。这时,威 1898 (twenty-four years Guangxu) July 1, the United Kingdom strong rent Weihai Wei, forcing the Qing government signed a “booking Weihai Wei article.” After the signing of the special agreement, the Qing government agreed to lend Weihaiwei and its nearby waters and places within ten miles along the coast of the entire Gulf to the United Kingdom for a term of 25 years. After the British rent Weihaiwei, Weihai Wei Provisional Administration was established to manage the administration of the lease. At the beginning, the chief executive officer of the Provisional Acting Administration was part-time with the British navy officials in Weihai and was appointed and commanded by the commander-in-chief of the British Forces in China. In 1899, the British Army took over. At this time, Granville