HongKong was handed back to China after 156 years of British administration on June 30, 1997.

 

The Union Jack and HK flags lowered.

The swearing in of the new HK head. The guy on the right is Li Peng, responsible for the 1989 Tiananmen student murders.

Li, Pres.of PRC, Prince Charles, Tony Blair.

 

Photos courtesy of the HongKong Trade and Economic Office.

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