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The United Kingdom and China agree to a transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, to take place in 1997.
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1997 handover of Hong Kong from UK to China
The handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China was at midnight on 1 July 1997. This event ended 156 years of British rule in the former colony, which began in 1841.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)