when did hong kong revert to a chinese island
A+E Networks. At midnight on July 1, 1997, Hong Kong reverts back to Chinese rule in a ceremony attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Prince Charles of Wales, Chinese President Jiang Zemin, and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.n a This Day in History video, learn that on July 1, 1997, China regained control of Hong Kong after 156 years of British rule.