RUSHES: Handover of Hong Kong: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre ceremony and speeches
Handover of Hong Kong: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre ceremony and speeches; HONG KONG: Wan Chai: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC):
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Handover ceremony part 3 of 13
Troops marching into hall and standing to attention
Audience including Cherie Blair (First Lady), Margaret Thatcher (former Prime Minister), Lavender Patten (Chris Patten's wife), Laura Patten, Kate Patten and Alice Patten (daughters of Chris Patten)
General Sir Charles Guthrie (Chief of the Defence Staff), Chris Patten (Governor of Hong Kong), Robin Cook MP (Foreign Secretary) and Tony Blair MP (Prime Minister) along
President Jiang Zemin (President of the People's Republic of China and General Secretary of the Communist Party), Li Peng (Chinese Premier of the State Council), Tung Chee-hwa (Chief Executive of Hong Kong), Qian Qichen (Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs and 3rd Vice Premier of the State Council) and General Zhang Wannian (Chinese Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission) along
All standing on stage as military band plays
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales speech SOT.
- President Jang Zemin, Premier Li Peng, distinguished guests, ladies and gentleman,
This important and special ceremony marks a moment of both change and continuity in Hong Kong's history.
It marks, first of all, the restoration of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China, under the terms of the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984, after more than 150 years of British administration.
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June 30, 1997
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00:04:35:20
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Hong Kong
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