Before Hong Kong reverted to China in 1997, the departing British administration and the PRC government, without consulting the territory's then 6.7 million people, negotiated the Basic Law which was to apply to the Special Administrative Region for 50 years until 2047.
China's Stealth Campaign on Hong Kong
China's Stealth Campaign on Hong Kong
China's Stealth Campaign on Hong Kong
Before Hong Kong reverted to China in 1997, the departing British administration and the PRC government, without consulting the territory's then 6.7 million people, negotiated the Basic Law which was to apply to the Special Administrative Region for 50 years until 2047.