Hong Kong British Handover Family

A British family hoping to catch a glimpse of passing VIPs, wave Union Jack flags on the eve of the handover of sovereignty from Britain to China, on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China. That night signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.

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A British family hoping to catch a glimpse of passing VIPs, wave Union Jack flags on the eve of the handover of sovereignty from Britain to China, on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China. That night signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.