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Free tram rides and discounted meals to celebrate the 26th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Hong Kong marked the 26th anniversary of its return to China with colourful events around the city. The Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association spearheaded the offer of free tram rides around the city, and senior government officials attended an opening ceremony at the Whitty Street tram depot. Meanwhile, Victoria Park was decorated with installations inspired by…
Hong Kong marks 25 years since handover to China – BBC News
Hong Kong is marking the 25th anniversary of its handover from the UK to China. For more than 150 years Hong Kong was a British colony but in 1997 it was handed back to China. The question was how capitalist, libertarian Hong Kong would fare under Communist Chinese rule. Beijing promised that Hong Kong’s civil liberties and freedom – restricted on the Chinese mainland –…
Hong Kong by the numbers, 25 years after the handover
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube At midnight on July 1, 1997, Britain relinquished sovereignty over its colony of Hong Kong, leading to the establishment of the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong under the People’s Republic of China. Under the Sino-British Joint Declaration, the UK and China agreed that Hong Kong would operate under a principle of “one country, two systems”…
A look back at Hong Kong 25 years since the handover
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Hong Kong has undergone major changes since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule on July 1, 1997. From closer economic integration with mainland China to the upheaval of the 2019 protests, the city has evolved and adapted during times of opportunity and uncertainty. A quarter of a century since, and halfway through the period…
Al-Burhan: 'I will have no political role' after power handover | Talk to Al Jazeera
Following weeks of escalating tensions between Sudan’s military and civilian leaders, the country faces yet another political crisis. The army, led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, took control of the government on October 25. As tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters took to the streets, many in the international community condemned the military’s power grab. Al-Burhan promised to protect the road to democracy in Sudan,…
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