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Encyclopedia > Handover (history)
For the telecommunication usage, see handoff

Handover - The transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong, a former British crown colony, from UK to People's Republic of China in 1997.


After the Handover Hong Kong has become a special administrative region, a provincial-level division.


It is also used to refer to the transfer of sovereignty of Macau from Portugal to People's Republic of China in 1999.


It is also used to refer to transfer of power of former colonies to the local people, especially the former British colonies.


See also

  • History of Hong Kong
  • History of Macau

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GSM History: ii. Handover Archives (981 words)
Handover, or handoff as it is called in North America, is the switching of an on-going call to a different channel or cell.
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The Handover of Hong Kong 1997 (2405 words)
The Handover of Hong Kong was a fabulous thing to be a part of.
The handover would happen during the evening of Monday, June 30 and the early hours of July 1.
I guess in retrospect, as a 24-year-old American in town for the handover, it would have been more exciting if I streaked down the streets of Wan Chai to celebrate the stroke of midnight.
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