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Handover of Hong Kong
Kowloon Peninsula - name consistence , also technically was not retrocession (despite some books misidentified it) since the previous sovereign state was Qing Empire (the granting state), that is not the same state from P Republic of China (the receiving state), strictly speaking.
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Handover of Hong Kong
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talk) "Transfer of Sovereignty of Hong Kong" was not the common name, it was the official description used by governments and diplomatic settings at the time. There was consensus in talkpage to include that as the beginning of the lead. Discuss before removing references.Tag: Undo