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    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...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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    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 also nicknamed the Hong Kong flag...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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    headquarters building is called the Hong Kong Olympic House, located beside Hong Kong Stadium. Before the handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the...
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    theatrical industry. It also served as the site of the 1997 Hong Kong handover ceremony, which signified the end of British colonial rule. The Sixth...
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