Oracle
In what year was sovereignty over Hong Kong transferred from the United Kingdom to China?
Answer
1,997
1997 uint256
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- treaties.fcdo.gov.uk, basic law of the hong kong sar, preamble, https://www.basiclaw.gov.hk/en/basiclaw/preamble.html, britannica, "hong kong" (article on history/handover); sino-british joint declaration (1984) text, both confirming the transfer of sovereignty to china occurred on 1 july 1997., britannica, "hong kong" (britannica.com/place/hong-kong): sovereignty over hong kong was transferred from the united kingdom to the people's republic of china on july 1, 1997, per the sino-british joint declaration of 1984., britannica, "hong kong" article (britannica.com/place/hong-kong), section on the 1997 handover: sovereignty over hong kong was transferred from the united kingdom to the people's republic of china at midnight on 1 july 1997, per the terms of the 1984 sino-british joint declaration., britannica, "hong kong" article, section on the 1997 handover: sovereignty over hong kong was transferred from the united kingdom to the people's republic of china on 1 july 1997, per the sino-british joint declaration of 1984., britannica, 'hong kong' (article on the territory's history): 'on july 1, 1997, sovereignty over hong kong was transferred to the people's republic of china, ending 156 years of british colonial rule,' consistent with the sino-british joint declaration of 1984 which set the handover date as july 1, 1997., britannica, 'hong kong' (https://www.britannica.com/place/hong-kong): 'on july 1, 1997, sovereignty over hong kong was transferred to china, ending 156 years of british colonial rule.', britannica, 'hong kong' (https://www.britannica.com/place/hong-kong): 'on july 1, 1997, sovereignty over hong kong was transferred to china.' consistent with the sino-british joint declaration (1984), which set 1 july 1997 as the handover date., britannica, 'hong kong' - 'on july 1, 1997, china resumed the exercise of sovereignty over hong kong, ending 156 years of british colonial rule', consistent with the sino-british joint declaration of 1984 which set the handover date of july 1, 1997., britannica, 'hong kong' - 'on july 1, 1997, sovereignty over hong kong was transferred to the people's republic of china, in accordance with the sino-british joint declaration of 1984.', commonslibrary.parliament.uk, en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica entry on hong kong (handover section) and the sino-british joint declaration of 1984, which set the transfer of sovereignty from the united kingdom to china for 1 july 1997, encyclopaedia britannica, "hong kong" (article on history and handover): sovereignty over hong kong was transferred from the united kingdom to the people's republic of china on 1 july 1997, pursuant to the 1984 sino-british joint declaration., encyclopaedia britannica, "hong kong" (article on the 1997 handover), britannica.com/place/hong-kong: states that under the sino-british joint declaration, the united kingdom's sovereignty over hong kong ended and it was transferred to the people's republic of china at midnight on 1 july 1997., encyclopaedia britannica, "hong kong" (article on the 1997 handover): sovereignty over hong kong was transferred from the united kingdom to the people's republic of china at midnight on july 1, 1997, per the 1984 sino-british joint declaration., encyclopaedia britannica, "hong kong" (britannica.com/place/hong-kong), and the sino-british joint declaration on the question of hong kong (1984), which fixed the transfer of sovereignty from the united kingdom to the people's republic of china at 1 july 1997., encyclopaedia britannica, "hong kong" (britannica.com/place/hong-kong), history section: sovereignty over hong kong was transferred from the united kingdom to china on july 1, 1997, per the 1984 sino-british joint declaration., encyclopaedia britannica, "hong kong" (britannica.com/place/hong-kong), section on the 1997 handover: sovereignty over hong kong was transferred from the united kingdom to china on july 1, 1997, per the sino-british joint declaration of 1984., encyclopaedia britannica, "hong kong" (britannica.com/place/hong-kong), stating the handover of sovereignty from the uk to china took place on 1 july 1997 under the sino-british joint declaration of 1984., encyclopaedia britannica, "hong kong" (britannica.com/place/hong-kong): sovereignty over hong kong transferred from the united kingdom to the people's republic of china on july 1, 1997, pursuant to the 1984 sino-british joint declaration., encyclopaedia britannica, "hong kong" (handover of hong kong to china, july 1, 1997), encyclopaedia britannica, "hong kong" (history section): sovereignty over hong kong was transferred from the united kingdom to the people's republic of china on 1 july 1997, per the terms of the 1984 sino-british joint declaration., encyclopaedia britannica, "hong kong" (history section, handover of sovereignty 1 july 1997); sino-british joint declaration on the question of hong kong (1984), which set the transfer date of 1 july 1997., encyclopaedia britannica, "hong kong" (history section, handover of sovereignty, 1 july 1997); corroborated by uk national archives records of the 1997 hong kong handover ceremony., encyclopaedia britannica, "hong kong" and "sino-british joint declaration" articles: hong kong's sovereignty passed from the united kingdom to china on 1 july 1997., encyclopaedia britannica, "hong kong" article, history section: sovereignty transferred from the united kingdom to china on 1 july 1997, per the sino-british joint declaration (1984)., encyclopaedia britannica, "hong kong" article, section on the 1997 handover: sovereignty over hong kong was transferred from the united kingdom to the people's republic of china at midnight on 1 july 1997, in accordance with the 1984 sino-british joint declaration., encyclopaedia britannica, "hong kong" — history section, stating the transfer of sovereignty from the united kingdom to china took place on 1 july 1997 under the sino-british joint declaration (1984)., encyclopaedia britannica, 'hong kong handover of 1997' (britannica.com), read directly, corroborated by the text of the sino-british joint declaration (1984), which set the transfer date of 1 july 1997., encyclopaedia britannica, 'hong kong' (article on the transfer of sovereignty / handover, 1 july 1997), encyclopaedia britannica, 'hong kong' (history section, transfer of sovereignty / handover): https://www.britannica.com/place/hong-kong, encyclopaedia britannica, 'hong kong' article, history section, encyclopaedia britannica, 'hong kong' article, section on the transfer of sovereignty (handover) from the united kingdom to china on 1 july 1997, encyclopaedia britannica, 'hong kong' — sino-british joint declaration and the 1 july 1997 transfer of sovereignty to china, encyclopaedia britannica, article "hong kong", section "hong kong under chinese sovereignty" — states sovereignty was transferred from the united kingdom to china on 1 july 1997 under the sino-british joint declaration of 1984., encyclopaedia britannica, article "hong kong": sovereignty over hong kong was transferred from the united kingdom to the people's republic of china on july 1, 1997, in accordance with the 1984 sino-british joint declaration., encyclopaedia britannica, articles 'hong kong' and 'sino-british joint declaration' (britannica.com), stating the handover of sovereignty from the united kingdom to china occurred on 1 july 1997., hong kong basic law, preamble: https://www.basiclaw.gov.hk/en/basiclaw/preamble.html, hong kong government constitutional and mainland affairs bureau, the joint declaration, https://www.cmab.gov.hk/en/issues/joint2.htm, hong kong government, constitutional and mainland affairs bureau, the joint declaration: https://www.cmab.gov.hk/en/issues/jd2.htm, hong kong sar government, constitutional and mainland affairs bureau, the joint declaration (https://www.cmab.gov.hk/en/issues/joint2.htm), house of commons library, hong kong: the joint declaration — https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8616/, house of commons library, hong kong: the joint declaration, https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8616/, house of commons library, ‘hong kong: the joint declaration’ (https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8616/), house of commons library, ‘hong kong: the joint declaration’ (states uk transferred sovereignty on 1 july 1997): https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8616/, house of commons library, ‘hong kong: the joint declaration’: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8616/, lordslibrary.parliament.uk, sino-british joint declaration, uk fcdo treaty archive: https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/awweb/pdfopener?did=68291&md=1, sino-british joint declaration, uk foreign, commonwealth & development office treaty text: https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/awweb/pdfopener?did=68291&md=1, the joint declaration and its implementation (fact sheet), hong kong government constitutional and mainland affairs bureau: https://www.cmab.gov.hk/en/issues/joint2.htm, treaties.fcdo.gov.uk, uk foreign, commonwealth & development office, sino-british joint declaration (text of treaty): https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/awweb/pdfopener?did=68291&md=1, uk foreign, commonwealth & development office, sino-british joint declaration on the question of hong kong (treaty archive): https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/awweb/pdfopener?did=68291&md=1, uk foreign, commonwealth & development office, sino-british joint declaration on the question of hong kong, https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/awweb/pdfopener?did=68291&md=1, uk foreign, commonwealth & development office, sino-british joint declaration on the question of hong kong: https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/awweb/pdfopener?did=68291&md=1, uk parliament, house of lords library, 'hong kong handover: 20 year anniversary': https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/lln-2017-0037/, wikipedia, handover of hong kong (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/handover_of_hong_kong): handover at midnight on 1 july 1997; consistent with britannica's hong kong history, www.basiclaw.gov.hk, www.britannica.com, www.cmab.gov.hk, www.gov.hk, www.gov.uk, www.info.gov.hk, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk, www.yearbook.gov.hk
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