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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 ]. | |||
| * 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 ] 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. | * The transfer of sovereignty of ] from ] to ] in 1999, and has become a special administrative region. | ||
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Handover, in the political-historical sense, often refers to the transfer of power 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.
- The transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong, a former British crown colony, from UK to People's Republic of China in 1997. After the Handover, Hong Kong has become a special administrative region, a first-order division. See transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong.
- The transfer of sovereignty of Macau from Portugal to People's Republic of China in 1999, and has become a special administrative region.
Also the term (especially in the media) refers to the Olympic protocol when the mayor of the city that organized the Games returns the flag to the president of the IOC, who then passes it on to the mayor of the next city to host the Olympic Games.
See also
- Transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong
- Transfer of the sovereignty of Macau
- Panama Canal#Return of The Canal to The Panamanians
- History of Iraq#Coalition withdrawal
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