Understanding China and HKSAR - The Restoration of Hong Kong to the People’s Republic of China in 1997
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On 19 December 1984, the Chinese and British governments signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration, in which the British government agreed to restore Hong Kong to China in 1997. At the same time, the Chinese government agreed to re-establish Hong Kong as a Special Administrative Region, known as the “Hong Kong Special Administrative Region” (HKSAR) that would follow the principle of “one country, two systems”. Most importantly, the HKSAR would “enjoy a high degree of autonomy and be vested with executive, legislative and independent judicial power”. |
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Deng Xiaoping’s meeting with Margaret Thatcher’s in Beijing, 1982. |
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1997 Hong Kong Handover Complete Record |
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Hong Kong Handover Ceremony 1997 |
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