Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

中華人民共和國香港特別行政區
(Chinese in Traditional characters)
Jūng'wàh Yàhnmàhn Guhng'wòhgwok Hēunggóng Dahkbiht Hàhngjingkēui
(Hong Kong Cantonese in Yale romanisation)

• British occupation

26 January 1841

• Treaty of Nanking

29 August 1842

• Convention of Peking

18 October 1860

• Extension of Hong Kong Territory Convention

9 June 1898

• Imperial Japanese military occupation

25 December 1941
to 30 August 1945

• Transfer of sovereignty
from the United Kingdom

1 July 1997

Based on the table, determine whether the statement is entailed, neutral, or refuted. Give your final answer in JSON format {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

Claim: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China had a bickering existence.

answer: entailed