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Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

The Basic Law of Hong Kong

Posted by: Laney Zhang

Today is the 18th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). It is a statutory holiday in Hong Kong, as provided in the General Holidays Ordinance, in commemoration of Hong Kong’s handover from the United Kingdom to the People’s Republic of China on July 1, 1997. On that same day, …