Sentences with phrase «british handover»
As part of the British handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997, the territory was promised 50 years of self - administration.
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A British soldier secures a road outside Basra's airport, where the handover ceremony is held, December 16, 2007.
The uncertainty with which Hong Kong citizens faced the 1984 Sino - British Agreement outlining the handover of Hong Kong to China forced Hong Kong residents and filmmakers alike to confront and examine their relationship with China.
Jane Rawlinson, head of marketing for the brand said: «In such an exciting year for British tourism, we are delighted to have successfully launched new British hotel group Puma Hotels» Collection, following the smooth handover from Barceló UK.»
Maybe «one country, one system» is better», he wrote, referring to the «one country, two systems» policy of governance that has been in force in the former British colony since its handover to China in 1997.
DEAL (30 June to 15 August 1998) was a two - person exhibition with Mayling To at the 198 Gallery, that opened to coincide with the first anniversary of the handover of the former British colony of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China.