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    What British colony became part of China again in 1997?

    Question #2386. Asked by ivan200000. (May 09 00 5:40 PM)


    makebeleaffan

    		Hong Kong

    May 09 00, 6:36 PM
    zbeckabee

    		In 1898, the United Kingdom, concerned that Hong Kong could not be defended unless surrounding areas were also under British control, executed a 99-year lease of the New Territories, significantly expanding the size of the Hong Kong colony. The lease would expire at midnight, on June 30, 1997.

    Hong Kong was a crown colony of the United Kingdom from 1842 until the transfer of its sovereignty to the People's Republic of China in 1997.

    http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/history-of-hong-kong/british-colony.html

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_kong

    Feb 07 08, 12:15 PM

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