The Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 was an important document signed between China and Britain that outlined the return of Hong Kong's sovereignty to China after July 1, 1997. It established that Hong Kong would become a Special Administrative Region of China and operate under the principle of "one country, two systems" for 50 years after the handover. The agreement allowed Hong Kong to retain its capitalist economic and political systems independent from mainland China.
The Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 was an important document signed between China and Britain that outlined the return of Hong Kong's sovereignty to China after July 1, 1997. It established that Hong Kong would become a Special Administrative Region of China and operate under the principle of "one country, two systems" for 50 years after the handover. The agreement allowed Hong Kong to retain its capitalist economic and political systems independent from mainland China.
The Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 was an important document signed between China and Britain that outlined the return of Hong Kong's sovereignty to China after July 1, 1997. It established that Hong Kong would become a Special Administrative Region of China and operate under the principle of "one country, two systems" for 50 years after the handover. The agreement allowed Hong Kong to retain its capitalist economic and political systems independent from mainland China.