The handover ceremony of Hong Kong in 1997 officially marked the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern...

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...

Ordinance. The flag of Hong Kong was officially adopted and hoisted on 1 July 1997, during the handover ceremony marking the handover from the United Kingdom...

the last British military unit to leave Hong Kong in 1997, and it played a prominent role in the handover ceremony. During the 2003 Iraq War, the Black Watch...

flag of Hong Kong from 1871 to 1997 was a Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Hong Kong on a white disk. In Hong Kong, it is known as the Hong Kong flag...

remain unchanged for a period of 50 years from the date of handover. The Hong Kong handover ceremony officially marked the transfer of sovereignty from the...

mark this occasion. Like the stage and chairs and podia of the Hong Kong handover ceremony two years ago, the big green stage and chairs and podia in the...

Hong Kong first competed at the Olympic Games in 1952. It competed as a British colony until 1996. After the territory's handover in 1997, it has competed...

disputed in Hong Kong and its various forms of government. Prior to the Handover of Hong Kong in 1997, the government of British Hong Kong did not have...

Overseas Hong Kong. The governor's roles were defined in the Hong Kong Letters Patent and Royal Instructions. Upon the end of British rule and the handover of...