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'''Handover''', in the political-historical sense, often refers to the transfer of power of former ] (particularly those of ]) to the local people. The term was also used for the transfer of the ] and the ] to ], and the returns of sovereignty to ] by the ]. '''Handover''', in the political-historical sense refers to the transfer of power such as when one elected government replaces another one, or when control over a territory is transferred.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Scott |first1=Ian |title=The Disarticulation of Hong Kong’s Post-Handover Political System |journal=The China Journal |date=2000 |issue=43 |pages=29–53 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2667531 |access-date=1 February 2024}}</ref>
⚫ * The transfer of ] of ], a former ] ], from UK to ] in 1997. After the Handover, Hong Kong has become a ], a first-order division. See ].
⚫ * The transfer of sovereignty of ] from ] to ] in 1999, and has become a special administrative region.


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Also the term (especially in the media) refers to the Olympic protocol during the closing ceremonies also known like Antwerp ceremonial when the mayor of the city that organized the Games returns the ] to the president of the ], who then passes it on to the mayor of the next city to host the ].
It can mean the transfer of former ] (particularly those of ]) to the local people. The term was also used for the transfer of the ] and the ] to ], and the returns of sovereignty to ] by the ].
⚫ * The transfer of ] of ], a former ] ], from UK to ] in 1997. After the handover, Hong Kong became a ], a first-order division.
⚫ * The transfer of sovereignty of ] from ] to ] in 1999, with the region becoming a special administrative region.


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Handover, in the political-historical sense refers to the transfer of power such as when one elected government replaces another one, or when control over a territory is transferred.

Colonial

It can mean the transfer of former colonies (particularly those of former British colonies) to the local people. The term was also used for the transfer of the Panama Canal and the canal zone to Panama, and the returns of sovereignty to Iraq by the United States.

Examples

References

  1. Scott, Ian (2000). "The Disarticulation of Hong Kong's Post-Handover Political System". The China Journal (43): 29–53. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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