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In what year was sovereignty over Hong Kong transferred from the United Kingdom to China? Answer with the four-digit year only.

Answer

1,997

1997 uint256

transfer_year
The calendar year in which the Joint Declaration made China's resumption of sovereignty and the UK's restoration of Hong Kong effective; the stated effective date is 1 July 1997.
sources
www.cmab.gov.hk, commonslibrary.parliament.uk, en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica, "hong kong handover of 1997" (britannica.com/event/hong-kong-handover-of-1997), encyclopaedia britannica, "hong kong handover" (1 july 1997, sovereignty transferred from the united kingdom to the people's republic of china), encyclopaedia britannica, "hong kong handover" (https://www.britannica.com/event/hong-kong-handover) — states the transfer of sovereignty occurred on 1 july 1997, encyclopaedia britannica, "hong kong handover" (transfer of sovereignty from the united kingdom to the people's republic of china occurred 1 july 1997), encyclopaedia britannica, "hong kong handover" (transfer of sovereignty occurred on 1 july 1997), encyclopaedia britannica, "hong kong handover": sovereignty over hong kong was transferred from the united kingdom to the people's republic of china on 1 july 1997., encyclopaedia britannica, "hong kong handover": sovereignty transferred from the united kingdom to the people's republic of china on 1 july 1997, encyclopaedia britannica, "hong kong: the transfer of sovereignty (1997)", encyclopaedia britannica, "transfer of sovereignty over hong kong" — hong kong was handed over from the united kingdom to the people's republic of china on 1 july 1997., encyclopaedia britannica, 'hong kong handover of 1997' (https://www.britannica.com/event/hong-kong-handover-of-1997), encyclopaedia britannica, 'hong kong handover of 1997' - sovereignty transferred from the united kingdom to the people's republic of china on 1 july 1997, encyclopaedia britannica, 'hong kong handover' (1 july 1997 transfer of sovereignty from the united kingdom to the people's republic of china), encyclopaedia britannica, 'hong kong handover' (1 july 1997): sovereignty over hong kong was transferred from the united kingdom to the people's republic of china at midnight on 1 july 1997., encyclopaedia britannica, 'hong kong handover' - sovereignty transferred from the united kingdom to china on 1 july 1997, encyclopaedia britannica, 'hong kong handover' — sovereignty transferred from the united kingdom to the people's republic of china on 1 july 1997, encyclopaedia britannica, 'hong kong' - sovereignty transferred from the united kingdom to china on 1 july 1997, encyclopaedia britannica, 'transfer of sovereignty over hong kong' (1 july 1997), handover of hong kong, wikipedia summary (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/handover_of_hong_kong): 'the handover of hong kong from the united kingdom ... to the people's republic of china occurred at midnight on 1 july 1997.', hong kong government, constitutional and mainland affairs bureau, the joint declaration: https://www.cmab.gov.hk/en/issues/jd2.htm, hong kong government, the joint declaration (https://www.cmab.gov.hk/en/issues/jd2.htm), and daily information bulletin, 1 july 1997 (https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/dib/0701.htm); both state the sovereignty resumption/transfer took effect on 1 july 1997., hong kong government, the joint declaration (https://www.cmab.gov.hk/en/issues/jd2.htm); uk house of commons library, hong kong: the joint declaration (https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8616/)., hong kong government, the joint declaration (https://www.cmab.gov.hk/en/issues/jd2.htm); uk national archives, hong kong and the opium wars (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/teaching-resources/hong-kong-and-the-opium-wars/). both state the transfer took effect on 1 july 1997., hong kong government, the joint declaration, https://www.cmab.gov.hk/en/issues/jd2.htm, sino-british joint declaration (1984) and encyclopaedia britannica entry on the transfer of sovereignty over hong kong, both stating the handover occurred on 1 july 1997, sino-british joint declaration (1984) and historical record of the hong kong handover ceremony on 1 july 1997, sino-british joint declaration (1984) and hong kong basic law historical record: sovereignty transferred 1 july 1997, sino-british joint declaration (1984) and hong kong basic law: sovereignty over hong kong was transferred from the united kingdom to the people's republic of china at midnight on 1 july 1997., sino-british joint declaration (1984) and its implementation on 1 july 1997, as documented by the uk government (gov.uk) and encyclopaedia britannica entries on the hong kong handover, sino-british joint declaration (1984) and the 1 july 1997 hong kong handover ceremony, as documented by uk government and hong kong government official records (e.g. gov.uk and gov.hk historical accounts)., sino-british joint declaration (1984) and the 1997 hong kong handover ceremony records; widely documented historical fact, e.g. encyclopaedia britannica entry on the transfer of sovereignty over hong kong, sino-british joint declaration (1984) and the 1997 hong kong handover ceremony, as documented by the uk foreign & commonwealth office and widely reported historical record (e.g. bbc news archives on the 1 july 1997 handover), sino-british joint declaration (1984) and the 1997 hong kong handover, as recorded in standard historical references (e.g., encyclopaedia britannica, 'hong kong handover'), sino-british joint declaration (1984) and the historical handover ceremony held on 1 july 1997, as documented by encyclopaedia britannica's article on the handover of hong kong, sino-british joint declaration (1984) and the historical record of the hong kong handover, which took effect on 1 july 1997, sino-british joint declaration (1984) and the hong kong basic law both fix the transfer of sovereignty from the united kingdom to china at midnight on 1 july 1997, as recorded in contemporaneous historical accounts (e.g. encyclopaedia britannica, 'hong kong handover')., sino-british joint declaration (1984) and the hong kong basic law, corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's entry on the 1997 handover of hong kong, sino-british joint declaration (1984) and the hong kong basic law, which fixed the transfer of sovereignty at 1 july 1997; corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's entry on the hong kong handover, sino-british joint declaration (1984) and the hong kong basic law, which fixed the transfer of sovereignty over hong kong from the united kingdom to the people's republic of china at 1 july 1997, sino-british joint declaration (1984) and the hong kong handover ceremony held 1 july 1997, as documented in standard historical references (e.g. encyclopaedia britannica, 'hong kong'), sino-british joint declaration (1984) and the hong kong handover ceremony held on 1 july 1997, as documented by the uk foreign, commonwealth & development office and the hong kong government's official handover records, sino-british joint declaration (1984) and the hong kong handover ceremony held on 1 july 1997, as documented by the uk government (gov.uk) and encyclopaedia britannica, sino-british joint declaration (1984) and the hong kong handover ceremony held on 1 july 1997, as documented by the uk government and prc historical records (e.g. encyclopaedia britannica, 'hong kong: transfer of sovereignty'), sino-british joint declaration (1984) and the hong kong handover ceremony held on 1 july 1997, as documented in standard historical references (e.g., encyclopaedia britannica entry on the transfer of sovereignty over hong kong), sino-british joint declaration (1984) and the hong kong handover ceremony of 1 july 1997, as documented in the encyclopaedia britannica entry on the transfer of sovereignty over hong kong, sino-british joint declaration (1984) and the hong kong handover ceremony, 1 july 1997, sino-british joint declaration (1984) and the hong kong handover, encyclopaedia britannica: sovereignty over hong kong transferred from the united kingdom to the people's republic of china on 1 july 1997, sino-british joint declaration and 1997 hong kong handover ceremony, 1 july 1997, sino-british joint declaration and the 1 july 1997 hong kong handover ceremony (widely documented historical event, e.g. encyclopedic and government archival records), sino-british joint declaration on the question of hong kong (1984), which set 1 july 1997 as the date of transfer of sovereignty; corroborated by standard historical references (e.g., encyclopaedia britannica entry on the handover of hong kong), sino-british joint declaration on the question of hong kong (1984); hong kong handover took place on 1 july 1997, sino-british joint declaration; handover of hong kong sovereignty to china occurred on 1 july 1997 (widely documented historical fact), the sino-british joint declaration (1984) and the historical record of the hong kong handover: sovereignty over hong kong was transferred from the united kingdom to the people's republic of china at midnight on 1 july 1997, as documented in, e.g., encyclopaedia britannica's entry on the 'transfer of hong kong sovereignty' and bbc news historical coverage of the 1997 handover ceremony., treaties.fcdo.gov.uk, treaties.un.org, uk government / sino-british joint declaration (1984) and the hong kong handover of 1 july 1997; corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica, 'hong kong' (handover 1 july 1997)., un treaty collection, sino-british joint declaration entry: https://treaties.un.org/pages/viewdetails.aspx?chapter=12&mtdsg_no=xii-1&src=ind, wikipedia, "handover of hong kong" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/handover_of_hong_kong): sovereignty transferred from the united kingdom to the people's republic of china on 1 july 1997, www.basiclaw.gov.hk, www.britannica.com, www.legco.gov.hk, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk, www.yearbook.gov.hk

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