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The historic moment: the hoisting of the national and
regional flags at the handover ceremony heralded the
establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region (HKSAR) of the People’s Republic of China on
July 1, 1997.
1997
1997
The Basic Law, which provides
the constitutional framework of
“One Country, Two Systems” and
enshrines the important principles
of “a high degree of autonomy”
and “Hong Kong people
administering Hong Kong”, took
effect on July 1, 1997.
The Basic Law
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