<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China, referred to as "the Handover" or "the Return" internationally, took place on 1 July 1997 . The landmark event marked the end of British administration in Hong Kong, and is often regarded as marking the end of the British Empire . </P> <P> Hong Kong's territory was acquired from three separate treaties: the Treaty of Nanking in 1842, the Convention of Peking in 1860, and The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory in 1898, which gave the UK the control of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon (area south of Boundary Street), and the New Territories (area north of Boundary Street and south of the Sham Chun River, and outlying islands), respectively . </P> <P> Although Hong Kong Island and Kowloon had been ceded to the United Kingdom in perpetuity, the control on the New Territories was a 99 - year lease . The finite nature of the 99 - year lease did not hinder Hong Kong's development as the New Territories were combined as a part of Hong Kong . </P>

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