Hk Handover 1997

The transfer of sovereignty over hong kong commonly known as the handover of hong kong or simply the handover also the return in mainland china occurred at midnight at the start of 1 july 1997 when the united kingdom ended administration for the colony of hong kong and returned control of the territory to china.

Hk handover 1997. Hong kong became a special administrative region and continues to maintain. The 1997 handover of hong kong from britain to china by hong kong free press 00 00 1 january 2017 20 52 31 march 2020. Hong kong handover ceremony 1997. In 1997 britain handed hong kong back to china in a one country two systems agreement.

As the dust settles on this weekend s celebrations and protests it s worth taking a look back at the 1997 handover day itself as nostalgia for the brits hits an all time high and distrust of the mainland sinks to an all time low. Hong kong handed over to chinese control. Learn how hong kong has changed since then including for travelers and where the city might be headed. The handover ceremony of hong kong in 1997 officially marked the transfer of sovereignty over hong kong from the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland to the people s republic of china it was an internationally televised event with the ceremony commencing on the night of 30 june 1997 and finishing on the morning of 1 july 1997.

The climax of that rainy monday was a ceremony at tamar site as a bunch of old drug dealers gave way to a bunch of old fascists. Hong kong officials have been using handover to describe the city s return to china since 1997 and the ceremony held on july 1 that year was called the handover ceremony.