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2 days ago · 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. Hong Kong was established as a special administrative region of China (SAR) for 50 years, maintaining its own economic and governing systems ...
5 days ago · Hong Kong, special administrative region of China, located to the east of the Pearl River estuary on the south coast of China. Hong Kong was a British possession for decades until it rejoined China in 1997. It is a vibrant cultural and financial center of Chinese society.
- Chi-Keung Leung
2 days ago · 1997: Handover. On July 1, at midnight, Hong Kong is returned to Chinese sovereignty after 156 years of British rule. The Hong Kong handover ceremony on July 1, 1997. Photo: GovHK. The tiny ...
4 days ago · The First Opium War ( Chinese: 第一次鴉片戰爭; pinyin: Dìyīcì yāpiàn zhànzhēng ), also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between the British Empire and the Qing dynasty of China between 1839 and 1842.
5 days ago · When it was a colony, Hong Kong was administered by a governor, who was appointed by and represented the monarch of the United Kingdom, directed the government, served as the commander in chief, and presided over the two main organs of government, the Executive Council and the Legislative Council.
3 days ago · Summary. The United Kingdom transferred sovereignty over Hong Kong to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on 1 July 1997, after which it became a Special Administrative Region of the PRC. This implemented provisions in the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong.
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5 days ago · Hong Kong - Postwar, Economy, Politics: British troops returned to the city on August 30, 1945, and civil government was reestablished in May 1946. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of Chinese and foreigners returned, and they were soon joined by economic and political refugees from China, who were fleeing the civil war between the Nationalist ...
