[DOC] [TLE] Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong - Wikipedia [PAR]  [DOC] [TLE] Hong Kong returned to China - Jul 01, 1997 - HISTORY.com [PAR] In 1898, Britain was granted an additional 99 years of rule over Hong Kong under the Second Convention of Peking. ... On July 1, 1997, Hong Kong was peaceably handed over to China in a ceremony attended by numerous Chinese, British, and international dignitaries. [DOC] [TLE] Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong - Wikipedia [PAR] The transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China, referred to as "the Handover" internationally or "the Return" in China, took place on 1 July 1997. [DOC] [TLE] Hong Kong handover ceremony - Wikipedia [PAR] The handover ceremony of Hong Kong in 1997 officially marked the transfer of 
sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic 
of China. ... Tiananmen Square for the final preparations of the all-night official 
celebration gala to mark the return of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of 
China. [DOC] [TLE] Everything you need to know about Hong Kong's return to Chinese ... [PAR] Jul 1, 2016 ... The Sino-British Joint Declaration was signed at the end of 1984, paving the way 
for the return of Hong Kong under Chinese control on July 1,... [DOC] [TLE] China Resumes Control of Hong Kong, Concluding 156 Years of ... [PAR] Hong Kong had returned to Chinese rule. The transfer from British rule began at 
4:30 P.M. Monday, when the doors of Government House, the home for British... [DOC] [TLE] Why did the British return Hong Kong to China? - Quora [PAR] Aside from Gus Fuldner's answer and Tao Tan's answers, I think we can dwell 
deeper into Anglo-Chinese relations of the time: 1. British interests in HK After the
... [DOC] [TLE] Thai Junta Says Hong Kong Activist Returned at China's Wish ... [PAR] Oct 5, 2016 ... Thailand's junta leader Prayuth Chan-Ocha said a Hong Kong democracy 
advocate was barred from entering the country and sent home at the... [DOC] [TLE] Hong Kong's Return To China: Year In Review 1997 | Hong Kong ... [PAR] Hong Kong's Return To China , At midnight on June 30/July 1, 1997, the crown 
colony of Hong Kong (see Map ) officially reverted to Chinese sovereignty,... [DOC] [TLE] Hong Kong democracy campaigners demand return to British rule ... [PAR] Jun 26, 2016 ... Billy Chiu first gained public attention in Hong Kong when he waved the British ... 
return to British rule as first step to independence from China. [DOC] [TLE] Why Did China Lease Hong Kong to Britain? [PAR] Mar 16, 2016 ... The short answer to that question is that China lost Hong Kong to Great ... to 
return not only the New Territories but also Kowloon and Hong... [DOC] [TLE] Hong Kong 15 Years After Handover: What's Changed? - CNBC.com [PAR] Jun 30, 2012 ... When Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule on July 1, 1997, there was no 
shortage of doomsayers who forecast that the former British colony... [DOC] [TLE] china - Why was Britain willing to return Hong Kong but not Gibraltar ... [PAR] Dec 22, 2014 ... Why was Britain willing to return Hong Kong to China, but not Gibraltar to Spain? 
Was it because Gibraltar has more strategic value than Hong... [DOC] [TLE] Hong Kong profile - Timeline - BBC News - BBC.com [PAR] 1842 - China cedes Hong Kong island to Britain after the First Opium War. ... 
Hundreds of thousands of former residents return, to be joined over next few 
years... [DOC] [TLE] Hong Kong SAR 15 years on: Is it still Special? - CNN.com [PAR] Jul 1, 2012 ... Perfomers in Beijing form the new Hong Kong flag at a rehearsal for a gala 
performance in honor of Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule. [DOC] [TLE] As Hong Kong marks 18 years since handover, many not proud to be [PAR] Jul 1, 2015 ... Each July 1 for the last 18 years, citizens in this former British colony have 
marked the territory's return to Chinese sovereignty with a protest... [DOC] [TLE] Missing Hong Kong

Question: Hong Kong Returned to China!
Answer: 1997