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| '''Handover''' - The transfer of ] of ], a former ] ], from UK to ] in ]. After the Handover ] has become a ], a ]-level division. It is also used to refer to the transfer of ] of ] from ] to ] in ]. It is also used to refer to transfer of power of former ] to the local people, especially the ]. | '''Handover''' - The transfer of ] of ], a former ] ], from UK to ] in ]. After the Handover ] has become a ], a ]-level division. It is also used to refer to the transfer of ] of ] from ] to ] in ]. It is also used to refer to transfer of power of former ] to the local people, especially the ]. | ||
| * <font size=1>to avoid confusion with ], the government which ruled over the entire ], but lost all territories on ] in ] to the ], retaining only the ] of ] and numerous nearby islands.</font> | |||
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Handover - The transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong, a former British crown colony, from UK to China (Peking)* in 1997. After the Handover Hong Kong has become a special administrative region, a provincial-level division. It is also used to refer to the transfer of sovereignty of Macao from Portugal to China (Peking) in 1999. It is also used to refer to transfer of power of former colonies to the local people, especially the former British colonies.