The handover ceremony
On the night of June 30th 1997, it was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Main character
Margaret Hilda Thatcher
British prime minister(1979-1990). She is the only female prime minister so far and is the longestserving British prime minister in 20 century.
Deng Xiaoping
Chinese territory.
• It is helpful to the unify of our motherland; • Promote Hong Kong to become a more affluent (富足
的) and thrive（兴盛的） city; • It is a successful practice of “one country, two system”; • End the period when foreign powers occupied
The process of return
In 1982, there were several rounds of tough negotiations(协商) between China and UK.
Disagreement
• The concept of “one country, two systems” ( 一 国 两 制 ） for solving the question of Hong Kong；
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The process of cession
• 1842 the Treaty of Nanking
• 1860 the Treaty of Beijing
• 1898 the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory
China’s second generation core leader of the communist party of China, one of the main leaders of the People's Republic of China.
Historical significance
• The government of UK had proposed that they would exchange sovereignty for the right of government (以主权换治权).
The Sino-British Joint Declaration
It was signed on Dec 19th 1984 by the Prime Ministers of the People's Republic of China and the United Kingdom governments.