[DOC] [TLE] British Hong Kong - Wikipedia [PAR] British Hong Kong was the period of Hong Kong under British Crown rule from 
1841 to 1997 It ... In September 1839, the British Cabinet decided that the 
Chinese should be made to pay for the destruction of .... of China would not be 
practised in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), and Hong 
Kong's... [DOC] [TLE] Hong Kong - Wikipedia [PAR] Hong Kong officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the 
People's Republic of China, is an autonomous territory on the Pearl River Delta 
in East Asia. The mainland Chinese province of Guangdong borders the territory 
to the .... As of 1997, its official name is the "Hong Kong Special Administrative 
Region of... [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. The landmark event marked the end 
of British rule in Hong Kong, and is .... Just as the atmosphere of the talks was 
becoming cordial, members of the... [DOC] [TLE] Hong Kong: Great Britain returns the last jewel of its empire to China ... [PAR] Hong Kong: Great Britain returns the last jewel of its empire to China Anticipation, 
fears on eve of ... June 29, 1997|By Frank Langfitt | Frank Langfitt,SUN FOREIGN 
STAFF ... At midnight tomorrow, the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong will 
become the Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. [DOC] [TLE] world - more info [PAR] Hong Kong will be ruled by Britain until July 1, 1997. ... British colonial passports 
-- A "colony" is a territory that is far away from the country that controls it. ... Right 
now, Hong Kong is a British crown colony. ... On July 1, 1997 Hong Kong will 
become a "Special Administrative Region" of the People's Republic of China, and 
the... [DOC] [TLE] chinese-british accord states that life in hong kong will be basically ... [PAR] Sep 27, 1984 ... China and Britain today initialed and made public the text of a draft ... life in the 
crown colony will go on basically unchanged after it reverts to Chinese rule in 
1997. ... June 30, 1997, when Britain's lease over most of the territory expires. ... 
The special administrative region will be called Hong Kong, China,... [DOC] [TLE] HONG KONG ACCORD INITIALED IN CHINA - NYTimes.com [PAR] Sep 26, 1984 ... China and Britain today initialed a draft agreement that will return Hong Kong to 
Chinese sovereignty in 1997, signalling the end to a British rule over the colony 
which ... Hong Kong will become a special administrative region, retaining its ... 
Government Hong Kong is a Crown Colony, ruled by a Governor,... [DOC] [TLE] Hong Kong SAR 15 years on: Is it still Special? - CNN.com [PAR] Sep 14, 2012 ... In 1842, when Hong Kong became a British crown colony after the ... city of Hong 
Kong was handed back to Chinese rule on July 1, 1997, ..... He also added, 
prophetically and spectacularly incorrectly, "it will never be a mart for trade. ... the 
British to become a Special Administrative Region (S.A.R) of China,... [DOC] [TLE] Hong Kong to return to China in 1997  The Stanford Daily 26 ... [PAR] Sep 26, 1984 ... Hong Kong will become what will be called a special administrative region within 
China. ... is not expected to affect the British decision to return the colony to China
. ... Finally, Britain obtained the so-called New Territories  the largest portion of 
the present-day crown colony of Hong Kong  in 1898. [DOC] [TLE] British Empire: Asia: Hong Kong [PAR] These traders would become known as Taipans and they competed ... The Royal 
Navy was able to impose its will on the unsophisticated Chinese fleet. ... The 
Chinese agreed to cede the rocky island of Hong Kong to Britain as a free port 
with ... control

Question: In 1997 this British crown colony will become a special administrative region of China
Answer: Hong Kong