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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, 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 ].
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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. 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.

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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.

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.

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