Hong Kong handover
Britain-China territory exchange
The Hong Kong handover was the 1997 transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China, ending 156 years of British colonial rule.
The event marked Hong Kong's return to Chinese governance under a "one country, two systems" framework that promised the territory would retain its capitalist economy and civil liberties for fifty years: The Hong Kong handover was watched by millions worldwide.
- 1997Four-digit date
- BritainIsland off northwestern Europe
- ChinaEast Asian superpower
- joint declarationShared formal announcement
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
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1842 Anglo-Chinese peace accord
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Freedom from external control
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