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2,649 Hong Kong Handover 1997 Images and Stock Photos

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On the eve of the historical Handover of sovereignty of Hong Kong from Britain to China, pro-UK Chinese gather in the rain outside the official...

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Prince Charles , the Prince of Wales, pictured in Hong Kong ahead the official handover to China. June 1997.

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Ceremonial scenes for the he official handover of the Hong Kong to China as the 99 year lease officially expires at midnight on 1st July 1997 and...

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Chris Patten, the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong, prepares for the official handover of the territory to China as the 99 year lease officially...

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Chris Patten, the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong, prepares for the official handover of the territory to China as the 99 year lease officially...

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Ceremonial scenes for the he official handover of the Hong Kong to China as the 99 year lease officially expires at midnight on 1st July 1997 and...

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Crowds gather at the stroke of midnight beneath umbrellas to witness the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the Peoples...

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Ceremonial scenes for the official handover of the Hong Kong to China as the 99 year lease officially expires at midnight on 1st July 1997 and...

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Ceremonial scenes for the he official handover of the Hong Kong to China as the 99 year lease officially expires at midnight on 1st July 1997 and...

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Pro Democracy demonstration on the streets of Hong Kong , shortly before the official handover from Britain to China. June 1997.

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General view of the illuminated skyline at night time in Hong Kong , shortly before the official handover from Britain to China. June 1997.

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Chinese president Jiang Zemin shakes hand with Charles, Prince of Wales at the Hong Kong handover ceremony at HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, to...

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Prince Charles, Former Governor Chris Patten, and Prime Minister Tony Blair at the 1997 Hong Kong Handover Ceremony

Prince Charles, Former Governor Chris Patten, and Prime Minister Tony Blair at the 1997 Hong Kong Handover Ceremony

The Hong Kong skyline glows with lights before the handover of the city back to China, 26 June 1997. THE AGE Picture by JASON SOUTH

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Man takes pictures of Chinese and Hong Kong flags during the 26th anniversary of the Hong Kong's handover to China. The UK handed back control of...

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The Royal Yacht HMS Brittania docked at the Prince of Wales Barracks, site of the 156-year-old Royal Navy headquarters, on Hong Kong island June 28,...

Hong Kong lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung burns a letter he was unable to deliver to Chinese President Hu Jintao as he stands in front of a 'mock coffin',...

Hong Kong lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung burns a letter he was unable to deliver to Chinese President Hu Jintao as he stands in front of a 'mock coffin', Hu Jintao is in the city to celebrate fifteen years since the 01 July 1997 handover of sovereignty from Bri

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Hong Kong handover ceremony held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai.

Hong Kong handover ceremony held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai.

General view of the illuminated skyline at night time in Hong Kong , shortly before the official handover from Britain to China. June 1997.

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Hong Kong government Flying Service helicopter passes by the HMS Brittania which is docked at the site of the 156-year-old Royal Navy headquarters at...

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Changing Face of Sydney...PK supermarket in Chatswood specialising for an Asian (Chinese) market.The Chinese of Chatswood.***** is a new experience for most old residents of the North Shore.The exodus from Hong Kong before the 1997 hand-over of the island

Chris Patten, the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong, prepares for the official handover of the territory to China as the 99 year lease officially...

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Flags of the Swire Group of companies flutter in Monsoonal winds on the night of the Handover of sovereignty from Britain to China, on 30th June...

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Crowds gather at the stroke of midnight beneath umbrellas to witness the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the Peoples...

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Pro-democracy campaigner Avery Ng with the League of Social Democrats yells as he is taken away by police after he and other demonstrators staged a...

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Pro-democracy campaigner Joshua Wong yells as he is taken away by police after he and other demonstrators staged a sit-in protest at the Golden...

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Pro-democracy campaigner Joshua Wong yells as he is taken away by police after he and other demonstrators staged a sit-in protest at the Golden...

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Britain's Prince Charles watches the British Military Farewell Ceremony at the HMS Tamar military base in Hong Kong, 30 June 1997, marking the end of...

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Britain's Prince Charles steps off the plane after his arrival at Kai Tak airport in Hong Kong 28 June. Prince Charles will grace the handover...

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Car carrying Hong Kong Governor Chris Patten leaves the governor's official residence prior to the handover to China on June 30, 1997 in Hong Kong.

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General view of the Central area prior to the handover to China on June 23, 1997 in Hong Kong.

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Margaret Thatcher at the 1997 Hong Kong Handover Ceremony

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In heavy monsoonal rain, crowds gather beneath umbrellas on the roof of Ocean Terminal to witness the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the...

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In 1992 Chris Patten was appointed Governor of Hong Kong.He was the last Governor of the British Colony and managed the handover to China which took...

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On the eve of transfer of law in Hong Kong from the UK to China, construction workers in Central Hong Kong carry on their tasks during a monsoonal...

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Pro-democracy protesters sleep on a blockaded road in Hong Kong on October 3, 2014. Hong Kong has been plunged into the worst political crisis since...

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Girl holds up a placard against the controversial Article 23 law during a protest 09 July 2003. Thousands of Hong Kong people attended a rally...

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