When the U.K.'s 99-year lease on this crown colony ended, China retook control on July 1, 1997
On Aug. 10, 1993 she was sworn... [DOC] [TLE] Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong - Wikipedia [PAR] The transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the 
People's Republic of China, referred to as "the Handover" internationally or "the 
Return" in China, took place on 1 July 1997.