June 30, 1997: Britain Hands Over Hong Kong To China | Firstpost Rewind

On June 30, 1997, Britain handed over Hong Kong to China. Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and former Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang signed an agreement committing Britain to return Hong Kong to China in return of guaranteeing a 50-year extension of its capitalist system. Britain had taken over the island in 1842 after the First Opium War.

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