ThetransferofthesovereigntyofHongKongfromtheUnitedKingdomtoChina,oftenreferredtoas"TheHandover",occurredonJune30,1997。TheeventsignifiedtheendofBritishruling,andthereturnofHongKongtothePeople'sRepublicofChina。
In1982,thetwogovernmentsbegantotalkaboutthesovereigntyofHongKong。InlightoftheincreasingopennessofthePRCgovernmentandeconomicreformsonthemainland,then-BritishPrimeMinisterMargaretThatchersoughtthePRC'sagreementtoacontinuedBritishpresenceintheterritory。
However,thePRCtookacontrar ,onleaseuntil1997,tobeplacedunderthePRC'sjurisdiction,italsorefusedtorecognisethe"unfairandunequaltreaties"underwhichHongKongIslandandKowloonhadbeencededtoBritaininperpetuity。
Consequently,thePRCrecognisedonlytheBritishadministrationinHongKong,butnotBritishsovereignty。那些是根本概略,还需要其他的信息?。