Multiple choice general knowledge history

On the 1st of July of what year was the British colony of Hong Kong returned to China?

  1. 1997

  2. 1998

  3. 1999

  4. 2000

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The British colony of Hong Kong was returned to China on July 1, 1997, following the Sino-British Joint Declaration signed in 1984. This historic event marked the end of 156 years of British colonial rule and the beginning of the 'one country, two systems' arrangement for Hong Kong.