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The handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China was at midnight on 1 July 1997. This event ended 156 years of British rule in the former colony, which began in 1841.
July 1, 1997. handover of Hong Kong, transfer of the British crown colony of Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty, ending 156 years of British rule. After a formal handover ceremony on July 1, 1997, the colony became the Hong Kong special administrative region (HKSAR) of the People’s Republic of China.
Jul 1, 2022 · Every year, on 1 July, Hong Kong marks the day where it was returned from British to Chinese control. This year, the city will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the British handover - at a...
Nov 24, 2009 · At midnight on July 1, 1997, Hong Kong reverts to Chinese rule in a ceremony attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Prince Charles of Wales, Chinese President Jiang Zemin and U.S ...
Jun 28, 2022 · HONG KONG, June 28 (Reuters) - Hong Kong returned to China in 1997 after 156 years of British colonial rule. China promised the city wide-ranging freedoms denied to those in mainland China for...
Sep 3, 2019 · At midnight on July 1, 1997, Hong Kong returned to Chinese control after a century and a half of British colonial rule. The handover was meant to establish a “one country, two systems”...
Jul 1, 2022 · Every year, on 1 July, Hong Kong marks the day where it was returned from British to Chinese control. This year, the city will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the British handover - at a...
Jul 1, 2022 · In 1997 Hong Kong was handed back to China, triggering the start of a grand political experiment. Many were anxious about how the capitalist, free-wheeling former British colony would fare...
Jul 1, 2022 · Half way into the promise, where do things stand? A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Twenty-five years ago, Britain handed Hong Kong back to China. And today, Chinese leader Xi Jinping was in the territory...
Aug 7, 2019 · It was the end of an era: In July 1997, as the flag of the United Kingdom was lowered over Hong Kong, the prosperous colony was returned to China after over 150 years of British rule.
