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Witness History: Hong Kong: The handover

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Hong Kong: 25 years since the handover from British to Chinese rule

27/06/2022 GMT

Hong Kong: The handover

BBC World Service - Witness History, Hong Kong: The handover

Chris Patten remembers the day Hong Kong was handed back to China from Britain

Britain's former Governor General, Chris Patten, remembers the day the territory of Hong Kong returned to China.

In 1997 Hong Kong was a buzzing hub of capitalism surrounded by a communist state. It was also a colonial relic - still ruled largely from Britain. It was the job of former Governor General, Chris Patten, to hand it over to China. He tells Louise Hidalgo about it.

(Photo of Chris Patten handing over flag at ceremony in Hong Kong. Credit: Getty Images)

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