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Pursuant to the agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China on 1 July 1997. Under the terms of this agreement, China has promised that under its "one country, two systems" formula its socialist economic system will not be practiced in Hong Kong, and that Hong Kong shall enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs. Location: Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China The Hong Kong Region Lies on the Eastern side of the Pearl River Estuary, facing Macau across the river, bordering on the South China Sea and bounded by 3 Special Economic Zone on the north. Its railway distance is 140 Kilometers to the city center of Guangzhou in GuangDong Province. (Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and Macau will ultimately form a very vital triangle in the Pearl River Delta making this region one of the strongest is the world economically.) The area of Hong Kong today consists of three parts:1) Hong Kong Island (79 square kilometers) which was ceded to Britain by the Nanjing Treaty as the result of the First Opium War in 1842.2)The Kowloon Peninsula (10 square kilometers) with its border on the north called "Th
3) The New Territory covers an area of nearly 1,000 square kilometers between the Boundary Street on the South & the Shenzhen River to the North, making up about 91% of the total area of Hong Kong today. Russia leased the Port of Dalian in the Northeast, Germany leased Qingdao City and some other places in Shangdong Province, while France leased the then Guangzhou Wan (Now Zhenjiang City) in the west part of Guangdong Province. The Regional Government is composed of the native citizens. This led to the notorious Opium War. At a discussion in the Parliament on whether to take this voracious imperialistic action or not, a minister warned, "if we miss this chance to de so, it will be too late. The main contents of this historical document are as follows: Confirming China' s restoration of sovereignty over Hong Kong area and the British handover of Hong Kong to China on the same date: July 1,1997. It is a piece of foreign occupied land of China's territory. The Third Stage (June 1989 to the Present)This stage began after the June 4th incident in 1989. The daily handling capacity of its airport is 5,400 tons, not including that of a new airport, which will be put into operation within this year. In October 1986 Queen Elizabeth paid an unusual visit to China which highlighted the development of friendship between these two nations. In face the British proposals- sovereignty for dominion, co-dominion, and extension of the lease of the New Territory for 50 more years from 1997 were all rejected by China one by one. Coincidentally, the British had just won a war against Argentina over Malvinas Islands.
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