SCMP, June 15, 1997: Handover ceremony gets its venue - new extension of #HongKong Convention & Exhibition is lit up #throwbackpic.twitter.com/1UGwLlFev6
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SCMP, June 15, 1997: Handover ceremony gets its venue - new extension of #HongKong Convention & Exhibition is lit up #throwbackpic.twitter.com/1UGwLlFev6
SCMP, June 16, 1997: #China needs #HongKong as a bridge to the rest of the world, said Vice-Premier Qian Qichen #throwbackpic.twitter.com/JmYS6P0rwt
SCMP, June 17, 1997: World’s heaviest Chinese tripod, in #HongKong for handover, sees leg snapped in accident #throwbackpic.twitter.com/ITmrqEpsyt
SCMP, June 18, 1997: Highland dancer of the Black Watch rehearses his steps for the handover extravaganza #throwbackpic.twitter.com/fjlQF9Jl1Q
SCMP, June 19, 1997: David Chan with his acclaimed personal home page - this is what the internet looked like back then #throwbackpic.twitter.com/Ah8ztsGRIN
SCMP, June 20, 1997: Warm words of farewell - and a tankard - for Governor Chris Patten after his final Question Time #throwbackpic.twitter.com/8vSAiSKOVK
SCMP, June 21, 1997: 10 tonnes of fireworks, probably meant for illegal handover celebrations, discovered in a container truck #throwbackpic.twitter.com/W9I99lsJPd
SCMP, June 22, 1997: Student goes through her routine for Britain’s sunset farewell ceremony #throwbackpic.twitter.com/WAlKbmfa7b
SCMP, June 23, 1997: A 10-year-old girl with a steady hand plays a “Smooth Transition” game at handover carnival #throwbackpic.twitter.com/HGBRaIMcpY
SCMP, June 24, 1997: An inspector displays the new police insignia, to be displayed from July 1 #throwbackpic.twitter.com/0lZ7nWAzEs
SCMP, June 25, 1997: Workers sizing up Special Administrative Region crest to replace traditional symbol from July 1 #throwbackpic.twitter.com/YVsft3gbV6
SCMP, June 26, 1997: Eye in the sky - hot air balloon took photographers wanting to shoot the #HongKong skyline aloft #throwbackpic.twitter.com/saG4zr6kMI
SCMP, June 27, 1997: 27 tonnes of fireworks for the pyrotechnic spectacular to mark the end of British rule in #HongKong #throwbackpic.twitter.com/Pt8vWt4jFB
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