1997: Prince Charles Says Farewell to Hong Kong
"The eyes of the world are on Hong Kong today. I wish you all a successful transition and a prosperous and peaceful future."
On 30 June 1997, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales attended the Hong Kong Handover Sunset Farewell Ceremony, which marked the official transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China. Also in attendance were Chris Patten, the Governor of Hong Kong, his wife Lavender Patten, and Tony Blair MP, the British Prime Minister.
At 11:30pm, as rain fell on HMS Tamar military base in Wan Chai, the Prince of Wales read a speech on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II. Prince Charles spoke of the history of Britain's colonial role in Hong Kong, the shared cultural and economic ties between them, and Hong Kong's future as a Chinese administrative territory.
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Who is here after the season 5 finale of The Crown?
@minervacuervo4662
Жыл бұрын
Me 🙋🏽♀️
@everburn
Жыл бұрын
😅
@christinebrown8235
5 ай бұрын
Me. January 2024!
Here after seeing "The Crown"
Have a shot for every time he says Hong Kong
I was giving birth to my daughter and missed the whole thing. I had been waiting for it since we heard about it in school in 1983!!
@GodisMyNo1
Жыл бұрын
But this happened in 1997, not in 1983!
@Byehk2047
Жыл бұрын
@@GodisMyNo1 I think she meant she learnt about the 1997 Handover at school in 1983
@everburn
Жыл бұрын
@@Byehk2047you see what you're typing???
@kingkauri5900
10 ай бұрын
@@everburn It was in 1983 that it was agreed between the UK and China that Hong Kong would be handed to China in 1997. That was the Sino-British Joint Declaration 1983
@everburn
10 ай бұрын
@@kingkauri5900 I see👍
the worst thing to ever happen was to give up hong kong without proper democracy taking place
@PaulineYao-dx1co
Жыл бұрын
Hong Kong was not under control of communist
@NoraMalia
11 ай бұрын
@@PaulineYao-dx1cobut it also didn’t have proper democracy.
@PaulineYao-dx1co
11 ай бұрын
Hong Kong never had democracy. Hong Kong people don't care.
@carlbirtles4518
9 ай бұрын
In other words, Hong Kong should have been given independence instead being given to a communist country.
@deenagara9151
9 ай бұрын
The British NEVER promised democracy!
Monday 30th June 1997
God save the King 👑
This is powerful stuff.
Bet they miss us now
@ZaidKhan-su3ey
Жыл бұрын
But not Indians
@dchui3811
Жыл бұрын
Your (Magaret Thatcher) government decided to give us to China, we never had a vote in Hong Kong and would never have voted for Chinese sovereignty.
@nicolas-gw6ov
Жыл бұрын
@@dchui3811 actually they had no option but giving Hong-Kong to China..otherwise they definitely wouldn't have
@dchui3811
Жыл бұрын
@@nicolas-gw6ov We were British nationals on living British soil, in your logic if Spain came around demanding that Gibraltar be 'returned' to them you'd sell-out all your fellow citizens there and just give it back?
@dchui3811
Жыл бұрын
The only reason for the British government to consented to the handover was because we weren't white, it was a purely racist premise that made them think they didn't owe any responsibility to protecting the people of Hong Kong, who were born British on British soil.
I was there!
@cambo123451
8 ай бұрын
Me too.
時代革命,光復香港。願上帝眷顧香港,願榮光歸香港。
What is Hong Kong now?
@ertang1010
3 ай бұрын
In less than 25 years after the handover, the high degree of autonomy was taken away from Beijing and turned the HKSAR government into a Chinese colonial dictatorship.
@epicphailure88
23 күн бұрын
@@ertang1010 Hong Kong was always part of China.
@pillowrabbit8324
19 күн бұрын
@@epicphailure88 Hong kong doesn't exist before the british
@pillowrabbit8324
19 күн бұрын
@@epicphailure88 china is created in 1949, china doesn't exist back then, hong kong is older then china.
@JinPing-8964
9 күн бұрын
@@pillowrabbit8324 中国人一切都是被你们害的,要不就让中国人全体感受民主,要不就继续让中国被苏联影响,别来犯贱了,只会让我的斯德哥尔摩综合征更加严重。
"British administration".... I guess that's one way you could put it...
@hotrodd29
Жыл бұрын
A better way of putting it would be British protection. We miss being a part of the BOT’s now more than ever
@dynamitebsb4520
Жыл бұрын
@@hotrodd29 British protection my ass
@wambuikuria2358
Жыл бұрын
You mean colonization . Shame on the brits
And now Hongkong have cagehouse and expensive housing thanks to ccp
@mlml8018
9 ай бұрын
Those things were already there during British rule. Look up Kowloon walled city
MINUS 15 PROZENT
the world is unpredicted sometimes?! We in indonesia after independence since 1945, in 2002 provinve of Timor leste ( ex Portuguese colony ) declare independence from indonesia! For the reason Timor leste is not part of Dutch colony but portuguese! Even though the government of indonesia promises to give extra autonomy status to timor leste, but in the end, according to UN Law, history of colonial master will always decided! Timor leste gained independence in 2002 ! It is also happen to Hong kong, if 50 years transition also probably end era of xi jin ping, Hong kong will gained Independence from China one day!
One of the worst mistakes in history.
@Scatmun
3 ай бұрын
Yep, right when the west needs to have a stable, well funded and militarized position right on the Chinese border... Bad mistake
@keithgiblin2636
3 ай бұрын
How so? The lease was up!
@NeonPixels81
3 ай бұрын
@@keithgiblin2636Should have renewed it then lol
@JinPing-8964
9 күн бұрын
@@NeonPixels81 赶紧来续约啊?大清帝国:哎呀我留了960万土地,你小英国怎么只剩这一点了?还有跟我开战的能力吗?😄
@NeonPixels81
9 күн бұрын
@@JinPing-8964 當整個國家都生產廉價的仿冒品並從美國竊取所有創意時,賺這麼多錢是很容易的。
The British empire ended on this day
@prafullacpandey
Жыл бұрын
It Should be Destroy way before
@aashishkc4078
Жыл бұрын
@@prafullacpandey hahaha 😆
@saxonanglo4514
9 ай бұрын
fix your pathetic English before you make fun of the British Empire@@prafullacpandey
@loner1878
2 ай бұрын
Pretty sure it ended after WWII
Hongkongers' king charles the third who has high iq and high eq but it is not an easy life hongkonger love and respect our king charles the third get healthy and happiness days mar 2023❤😂🎉❤😂🎉❤😂🎉😂❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Hong Kong is even better now more than ever.
@loner1878
2 ай бұрын
lol