July 1, 1997
The Government of the People's Republic of China resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong on 1 July 1997 and declared that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was established to complete the British rule of about 153 years and to implement the principles of "one country, two systems", "Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong" and " "High degree of autonomy", the Chief Executive is the head of government. Most Hong Kong permanent residents receive Chinese citizenship and may apply for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passports.
At the time of the return handover ceremony.
At 9:00 on June 30, the People's Liberation Army from the Lok Ma Chau port into Hong Kong.
July 6, 1998
Hong Kong International Airport officially opened the extremely busy Kai Tak Airport can finally come to an end, the Hong Kong International Airport was officially opened the day, once chaos.
In July 2001, the Court of First Instance, which was concerned by the Hong Kong people, was entitled to the right of abode, which affected the social contradictions of Hong Kong children afterwards.
SARS incident
In 2003, Hong Kong people can never forget the year, when I was a hour student, because the SARS release full of more than two months off, every day can only stay at home.
The market in Hong Kong fell into a slump and SARS killed 299 people in Hong Kong
July 1, 2003 500,000 people seventy-one parade
It was just the sixth anniversary of the reunification. In 2003, when the Hong Kong Government was poorly treated, the Financial Secretary, Mr Antony Leung, stepped in and bought a car. The Secretary for Security, Mrs Regina Ip, pushed the Basic Law Article 23, the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food Yong Qiang in the "SARS" incident on the dereliction of duty, aroused public grievances, seven parade was came into being. More than half a million Hong Kong people took to the streets in the same year. Most of the time, Article 23 of the Basic Law was put on hold
July 28, 2003, since the implementation of the procession
As the Hong Kong economy was depressed and the unemployment rate was as high as 7.9%, Hong Kong asked the central authorities to help solve the problem of depression in Hong Kong. The central government decided to launch a procession. From then on, Hong Kong has entered the Golden Decade, Tsim Sha Tsui Mong Kok Causeway Bay and the pharmacy basically every street will always have.
In 2005, when he was the chief executive officer, Dong Jianhua stepped down for his personal foot injury. In the Chief Executive's office, there were many large-scale demonstrations in Hong Kong. His policies and teams were disputed and criticized, which led to the resignation of a number of senior government officials the reason. And Mr Tsang is automatically elected on the Chief Executive's by-election. Substitute Tung Chee-hwa in charge of Hong Kong.
December 2005, South Korean farmers anti-WTO 한국 농민 시위
December 11-18, 2005 Hong Kong held the World Trade Organization, about 4,000 Hong Kong and overseas demonstrators to participate in, from 13 days of demonstrators in different ways to express their demands.
13: There are hundreds of protesters wearing life jackets in the Wan Chai dock cargo loading and unloading area to jump to the direction of Hong Kong Island, was stopped by the police, and later demonstrations are parade near the Convention and Exhibition Center, but was stopped by the police PTU, demonstrations Then the altar was burned but the fire was extinguished by the police with a fire extinguisher. This is considered a fuse, began to impact the police line of defense.
14, action escalation and demonstrators to strengthen their equipment to resist pepper spray, not the impact of the police line of defense, to puncture the police officers. In the impact of more than 10 police shield was taken away, but after all the return to the police. Finally, they clean up their own garbage in the field after leaving.
On the 15th, the demonstrators ascended the way, with three steps in an ascetic way forward, then won a lot of sidelines of the Hong Kong people's sympathy and support.
16, the demonstrators suddenly hit the US Consulate General in Hong Kong, the consulate staff attack
On the 17th, the demonstrators evolved into riots. The demonstrators, under the leadership of the Korean peasant leaders and representatives of the French peasant organizations, led the police to the police. As a result of the prevailing police, the police cracked up the force, launched tear gas and bagged bombs, Cloth bag bombs.
In the end, the last protesters were not punished, and all were charged, which seemed unfair to those accused of occupation of Central and Mong Kok riots.
August 2008 Beijing held the Olympic Games, Hong Kong co-organized equestrian events
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