When did great britain give back hong kong?
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1 July 1997
Handover of Hong Kong
When did great britain give back hong kong?
Handover of Hong Kong British Hong Kong Sino-British Joint Declaration History of Hong Kong Hong Kong Democratic development in Hong Kong Hong Kong independence Transfer of sovereignty over Macau British Empire Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory
The transfer of sovereignty over <b>Hong Kong</b>, commonly known as the handover 
of <b>Hong Kong</b> ... <b>Hong Kong</b> and Macau are part of Chinese territory occupied by 
<b>the British</b> and ... Caught unprepared, Deng asserted the necessity of <b>Hong</b> 
<b>Kong&#39;s return</b> to China, upon which <b>Hong Kong</b> would be given special status by 
the&nbsp;... British <b>Hong Kong</b> was a colony and British Dependent Territory of the United 
Kingdom from ... When Elliot promised that <b>the British</b> government would <b>pay</b> for 
their opium stock, ... the Chinese government that <b>the British</b> government <b>did</b> not 
question China&#39;s right ... In 1898, <b>the British</b> sought to extend <b>Hong Kong</b> for 
defence. The Sino–British Joint Declaration is an international treaty signed between the 
People&#39;s ... The lease was negotiated between the <b>UK</b> and the Guangxu Emperor 
of ... The prospect of <b>Hong Kong&#39;s return</b> to Chinese rule – by negotiation or by 
force ... and the Government of the PRC will <b>give</b> its co-operation in this 
connection. The region of <b>Hong Kong</b> has been inhabited since the Old Stone Age, later 
becoming part of ... The Qing dynasty ceded <b>Hong Kong</b> to <b>the British</b> Empire in 
1842 through the treaty of Nanjing, ending the First Opium War. Hong ... 
Archaeological findings suggesting human activity in <b>Hong Kong</b> date <b>back</b> over 
30,000 years. <b>Hong Kong</b> officially the <b>Hong Kong</b> Special Administrative Region of the 
People&#39;s Republic of ... <b>Hong Kong</b> became a colony of <b>the British</b> Empire after 
Qing Empire ceded <b>Hong Kong</b> Island at ... The Qing were again defeated, and 
forced to <b>give</b> up Kowloon Peninsula and Stonecutter&#39;s Island in the Convention 
of Peking. Democratic and human rights have been major issues since the transfer of 
sovereignty to ... Attempts to <b>bring Hong Kong</b> citizens to the negotiating table by 
<b>the British</b> ... Liberal Party chairman James Tien <b>did</b> not <b>back</b> the referendum 
motion. <b>Hong Kong</b> independence (Chinese: 香港獨立) is a political movement that 
advocates for the ... There were few advocates for decolonisation of <b>Hong Kong</b> 
from <b>the British</b> ... <b>did</b> not comply with the Basic Law Article 1 which stated that 
<b>Hong Kong</b> ... and the <b>Hong Kong</b> Independence Party, call for the <b>return</b> of 
British rule. The transfer of sovereignty of Macau from Portugal to the People&#39;s Republic of 
China (PRC) ... The history of Macau is traced <b>back</b> to the Qin Dynasty (221–206 
BCE), when the ... <b>Hong Kong</b> and Macau are part of Chinese territory occupied 
by <b>the British</b> ... Macau was not made part of the Chinese postcode system, nor 
<b>did</b> it&nbsp;... <b>The British</b> Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, 
and other ... Gilbert <b>did</b> not survive the <b>return</b> journey to England, and was 
succeeded by his half-brother, Walter Raleigh, who ... in the First Opium War, and 
resulted in the seizure by Britain of <b>Hong Kong</b> Island, at that time a minor 
settlement. Britain acquired <b>Hong Kong</b> Island in 1842, Kowloon Peninsula in 1860, and 
leased the New Territories rent-free in 1898. The Convention between the United 
Kingdom and China, Respecting an Extension of Hong ... The Chinese also 
started to pressure <b>the British</b> to <b>return</b> all of <b>Hong Kong</b>, taking the position that 
they&nbsp;...
1 July 1997
Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong