Hong Kong 1997 handover ceremony (Transfer of Sovereignty)
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
- Moments before midnight on July 1 1997, the Union Jack and the British colonial flag of Hong Kong was removed with the British empire's national anthem "God save the Queen" to mark the end of Britain's rule in Hong Kong and the Chinese flag was raised with the "The volunteer's March" to officially mark the start of Chinese rule in Hong Kong
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It's rather like a funeral ceremony of European colonial rule itself.
Derek Draper That would be the handover of Portuguese Macau in 1999, Giving it to China.
@@mojito4493 Lol. You mean India where cows are more safe then women.
@@mojito4493 Hong kong wants to come back now
@@mojito4493 Britain is a democracy all that is in the past compared to china who as killed over 90 million. Get your priorities straight
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@@Danny-ss8il Britain is a dying country with its economics and politics in turmoil. Even Russia is way more stable. Get your facts straight.
*this is like a funeral of the British empire*
That funeral actually occurred in the 1960s.
Funeral without the last rites
Yeah
good
@@warrenpaine actually not hong kong was the last british colony to exist so after the sovereignty transfer it marked the end of the british empire
the prince looks so sad
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Well yeah it was the year princess Diana died and Hong Kong was a valuable place for the British
The death of the British Empire
Yes
@Lookout Tower Radio true
the sun sets on the British Empire
But Right Now The sun never still sets son British terrirory.
Not yet
Actually, according to calculations the sun still has never set on the British Empire, and probably won't for millennia.
Yess
British Empire is sooooooooo small now HAHABAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAVAHAHAHABABA 😆😆😆😆😆😈😈
LOL I searched "The end of Hong Kong" and this popped up
Yiu Yeung Kan the proficiency is true
0:18-1:00 The United Kingdom 🇬🇧 Flag and the fourth and final British colonial flag of Hong Kong (used from 1959-1997) was lowered with the British national anthem 🎵 “God Save the Queen 👑 “ for the one very last time to mark the end of the British colonial rule in Hong Kong 🇭🇰.
And The British Empire.
@@Himhim0801, yes, also the British Empire.
01:10 The Chinese flag 🇨🇳 and the new Hong Kong flag 🇭🇰 was raised with the Chinese anthem “March of the Volunteers” to start the Chinese rule in Hong Kong 🇭🇰.
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1:16 was the day Hong Kong ended
@@manuelolaya3194 the hong kong of the british empire
1:16 end of the british empire.
1:55 the beginning of new hong kong.
@@deputy_commander7595 the beginning of oppressed Hong Kong
Moment of Liberty and Freedom Dead
@curlypuppet because whatever is going on in China doesn't seem very free either
Hongkong is just a beautiful place and country
A crushing humilliation on the face of British Imperialism and the Crown. The surrender of Hong Kong was the worst and the most insulting outcome that the Britishers have had to face till date in the post-World War 2 era.
Communists saddest moment: 25 December 1991, end of USSR
Monarchists saddest moment: 1997, the end of the British Empire
Long before the transfer I knew damm well dissasters will come to Hong Kong.More so when God Save The Queen/King was played for the last time in the colony.
Lar M And you were right
Scotland should also seek independence
Der Kafkaeske from a private capitalist state to a state capitalist state. Nothing changed.
This is when the empire ended.
This brought a tear to my eye.
From sadness
China treats its people horribly and overworks its students.
And makes dog food that kills dogs
No freedom
Have you ever heard of the 1989 massacre of Chinese students protesting peacefully against communism?
Different situations - Hong Kong wasn't granted independence, it was returned to another country.
It was a British government, that of Margaret Thatcher, which brought about an end to white minority rule in Zimbabwe, allowing Robert Mugabe to come to power. What happened after independence is Zimbabwe's responsibility. Similarly, what happened in Nigeria after independence is Nigeria's responsibility. As for Bangladesh, it wasn't Britain that helped it break with Pakistan, it was India.
This led to the fall of Cantonese language as the mandarin speakers came into the city in floods
Cantonese never had a writing system :p
It's just a dialect like Fukien
@@mojito4493 Wrong. Now it does. So desu ne
eat beef
@@mojito4493 It isn't a dialect. They have hardly any spoken mutual intelligibility. They're their own languages.
@@garlicidol7258 Bullshit, I'm from Guangdong and Guangodng itself has three dialects. Cantonese, Teochew and Hakka. Cantonese represent only 1/3 of the population of Guangdong. And Teochew and Hakka speakers majority of them don't speak Cnatonese, they can only understand it.
I understand that Britain didn’t have a choice but instead of a lease that expired, there should’ve been a referendum to decide what the people of Hong Kong wanted.
China made it clear they were prepared to invade, plus you know what the PRC does to any country who refuses to "accept" the One China policy? The same would have applied to the UK if they insisted on Hong Kongers choosing their future: Beijing knows they'd have voted in this order Independence, Continuation of British rule, One Country Two Systems
@@tad555 Vietnam refused their policy.
Plus, the British didn't promise Democracy to Hong Kong, they invaded and stole Hong Kong for selfish reasons, in other words, imperialism!
@@deedragongirl Doesn’t mean Hong Kong couldn’t have been given one. Things were a lot different in 1997 than they were in 1841.
@@nunny5070 Well if that is the case, we should let Macau and Shanghai become the new financial harbour and let those dumb youths destroy Hong Kong!
1:58 The two red communist flags are almost similar to the flags of the Soviet Republics.
The Soviets for some time, and Russia have a navy jack that is almost a reverse colour of the British flag.
I feel for both sides the exit of the british was sad because they essentially propelled hong kong into the modern era but you also have to understand that the british didn't come in peacefully they stormed ashore and rose the union jack. It also has to deal with the 99 year lease. For the Chinese nation it was source of pride because theyre regaining the land lost during the century of humiliation so I feel for the Chinese side too.
1:09-1:57 The Flag of the People’s Republic of China 🇨🇳 and the Hong Kong Chinese Special Administrative Region Flag 🇭🇰 were slowly simultaneously raised to the People’s Republic of China anthem “March of the Volunteers” for the very first time to officially mark the beginning of Chinese rule in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong dead
Aye the worst time in Hong longs history they like many others were better of british🇬🇧🇭🇰
@@reuberndoesthingsthathemig1025 brits being wrong as always
@@rp-hr1qs 🤓
World Leaders take note..........this is how it should be done, without all the blood shed before hand.
that would be the case, but unfortunately the British policy of self-determination was just cast aside and the people of Hong Kong were handed to China on a plate. This is because of growing international pressure (UN deconolization commission, which does not take into the account the self determination of people such as Falkland Islanders), the fact the Chinese chairman said he could take Hong Kong within a day and because it would open the door for more trade with China.
@Peder Hansen it's was in the lease China lend it to the UK for 99 years and it expired then it went back to China !! Case closed done and done !!
It will be bloodshed. The ruthless people’s liberation army is planning a tiananmen 2.0
@@sebastianminney4696 Lease made with a "China" that no longer existed.
THE END OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE..
they still have Falklands
There was no definite end. It happened very slowly over many years.
What happened to the Union Flag and Hong Kong Colony flag? Are they in a museum or private collection?
Prince Charles looks really sad....its a sad day for the British and to a certain extent...for the west.
Yeah, for imperialsim
Princess Diana had died recently, that’s why he was sad.
@@radiationstudios5533 Wrong sequence. This ceremony was July 1st; Diana's death was on August 31st.
@@onlookerofthings6029 sad day for Hong Konger’s rights
@@borderlinebaseball5852 keep crying your empire is dead
@MrDaKirk Yes !!! Tears of inspiration, love and decence !!! Good bye England !!! Farwell Union Jack !!!
Shows the fall of one empire na the rise of another....
Aye the fall of the greatest and the rise of the cheap worst one
@@reuberndoesthingsthathemig1025 *fall of the cheapest empire and rise of the greatest
@@rp-hr1qs said no one ever about china
ah, 10 seconds of complete independence of Hong Kong. the golden seconds of the city :)
In the 1995 Legislative Council elections, all the seats (including the functional constituency seats because all those employed in the sectors were given the vote) are directly elected by the electorate. Beijing was infuriated and decided that the Legislative Council elected in 1995 would be abolished by the stroke of midnight on 1 July 1997, replacing it with a new legislative council in 1998 where directly elected seats formed no more than half of the total.
Meh. We gained Hong Kong through a war of drugs.
Huzzah?
but thank you for shaping Hong Kong up to be the pearl of oriental
Oh come on wannabe british kid i know youre just chinese dude that just want to manipulate the true hiatory why dont you even read your history's
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I shed no tears for the Manchurian Qing. They initially let the drugs in you know.
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Empires rise and fall..
Miltos mpirdas well said
@Peder Hansen ego hurt bro? Loosers sold opium to invade the island. Time to pack the bags and run away.
So dies the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong.
As I watched this at an Irish Bar, I commented, "Next year, Northern Ireland." Well, 14 years have passed....
23 years now my friend
Why Union Jack falled quicker than the China flag raised?
Sun never sets british empire 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
One day, "handover of London" (kidding)
fuck you
Wc Cheung
fuck you!!!
Only if Labour wins.
Didn't we already hand it over with the Lisbon treaty?
Chinese do what Chinese want. none of your Hongkonger business. Why the fuck control China? I am Chinese.
0:19 the British anthem🇬🇧
The All the around the world reviews so sad 😭
Well, Hong Kong will just be Xianggang, and a normal Chinese city with no difference from Shenzhen. And by the way, the opening of Hong Kong in 1842 is longer comparing to the establishment of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921.
And thus, marks the end of the glorious British Empire.
not glorious for those who got colonized by them
@@KanuniSuleyman4857 not only India and Africa...many countries that got colonized by them
Such a shame that Britain was not allowed to keep at least the central part of the territory, which they were granted in perpetuity
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God Save The Queen
and the rebirth of a new British Empire.
The old bitch and her murder husband should be sent to jail.
King William will be next and the British Empire exist no more.
How can Britain exist as an empire if the country is the first to tried and executed their King ?
Олег Бенедиктов You dont even know what u r talking about.
If he goes to prison, that's not because of Tibet. BTW, which politician on this planet is clean?
The departure of democracy and freedom. May Her Majesty the Queen protect Hong Kong once again.
Haha not gonna happen your genocidal queen has lost her power
Those who are happy about this look at Hong Kong now. Whether the sun sets or not, Hong Kong will become a place without freedom.
June 30, 2022 3:33PM
We still have 14 overseas territory's which is cool
MrOMT97 oof
But it'd not colonies so
If they hadn't left they would not be living under some dictator.
They aren't it's a special administrative region of China meaning they have real elections (although now China is choosing the candidates but well have to wait until 2017 to see what will happen)
Saddest moments in History
Nah. The saddest was when USA and UK/NATO bombed Serbia and made Kosovo independent
@@bearbbb CCP? Probably Quadrillion people died haha
Number 5. This video
Number 4. Yugoslavia falling
Number 3. Poland- Lithuanian Commonwealth falls
Number 2. Roman Empire falls
Number 1. U.S.S.R falls
I did a British salute with tears and when march of the volunteers was played i gave a middle finger
+Jacob Wood support you 100 percent
it should be named march of assholes
Same here my friend.
supah fett Not even funny
supah fett apparently you don’t even understand the meaning of the national anthem of China.During the Chinese Peoples War of Resistance against the Japanese in WW2,this was a poem about the war and a moral booster to the Chinese armies
As an Aussie I salute my history
Of course you will salute your history of stolen land from indigenous people.
@@sivabalansanmugum8502 you can ask me to respect your history and shun mime. Neither of us had any choice on our ancestors. History is ugly but I can appreciate the enlightenment and the best of the.west.
Sure we weren't great and we should acknowledge the traditional owners of this land.,.
And with that, the European empires finally came to a close
it ended with Macau
The sun finally sets over the British Empire
"The boom will be turned upside down"
You are mistaken. Governor Mark Aitchison Young had tried to push for political reforms under his "Young Plan" in 1946 which would have eventually result in a Municipal Council (taking charge of all matters except for finance and defence) which would be 2/3 directly elected and 1/3 appointed. It eventually did not materialise because of the background of the Chinese Civil War (both KMT and CCP might manipulate political situation in HK) and the lack of support from the locals at that time.
If I was there I would yell "WHAT THE FOCK ARE YOU CANTS DOING, YOU ARE DESTROYING THE EMPIRE!"
Cat Man It is funny that British Empire still lived longer than the Soviet Union :/
I know! Bloody hilarious!
@@glebsokolov8016 yeah keep crying British empire was worthless
By then the Brits had completely plundered HK, leaving only bones and feathers
The Governor looks like he has full pants...
The difference between British and Chinese is that British can "have" America, but Chinese do not allow Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan "exist".
They aren't colonies though. Guess you guys couldn't have a house divided either.
RIP British Empire (1492-1997)
British empire before it existed 💀
I saw it on tv 1997.
This moment would always haunt my memory because now looking at china we have no backing in china now
And at that moment, British Empire has come to an end
On this day, it was a nightmare to seeing this saddest moments with the change of HK and not sure about with the future. So sad.
Miss UK and Great British Queen
I bet Charles cried his way back home
that is correct, and Chinese government noticed that Hongkong is also like a bridge between China and the west, and that is why they did not take over in year 1949 when communism take over mainland China. Chinese former leader new, now matter how strong the economy is in Hongkong, eventually It will be back to China. By the way, truly thanks for UK. Hope keeping the long and health relationship between China and UK
Does anyone else feel like they're seeing a mistake unfold?
It was a mistake
@@thesmithersy They had too, Britain would lose a war to China if they didn't comply
@@tornadicvtfoe8757 Indeed. But as Thatcher said, the eyes of the world would then know what China was like and everything would have left Hong Kong.
the day where drug lords exited
Why did they clap?
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2:01 "exceelllent smitthers"
Why did the uk hand over hongkong?
kingofSWEG their lease on hong kong ended, after 99 years
+kingof26 They had to. The 99 year lease came to an end.
It was ceded in perpetuity in treaties after Opium Wars, but they got nullified by the China government.
it was technically 156 years of rule but Britain bassicly had a lease for 99 years after the opium wars and became a large trade hub seen today but the UN banned all colonies therefore Britain ended rule 57 years too late
They had to, want it or not.
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It was great while it lasted
That's correct - recent polls shown majority of Scots reject Scottish Independence so far. Wait till Summer 2014 and see what happens.
1:10 when the terrible nightmare has begun
Western people be like...
I lived in Hong Kong 15 years ago and speaking to the actual Chinese people on the streets of Hong Kong, everyone always said that Hong Kong was a much better place under English rule, why do you think people left in droves when the communist take over first happened because they knew! Some ran away to Taiwan some to America. Fast forward to today, they were completely right when you look at the state of Hong Kong today.
Sorry British Empire 1707-1997
0:19 My favourite national anthem
RIP British Empire
One day, the Union Jack will stand strong and high in Hong Kong once again.
fuck u, one day u will have to speak chinese!
Ummm why? the people of Hong Kong actually want to be an independent city state rather then a special administrative region in China or a colony of the concentration campers
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Jose torres GOD SAVE THE QUEEN
Sorry, you are wrong. The election system of Hongkong is given by British. In my opinion, if China are democratic, the situation of Hongkong will be extremely dangerous. Because many Chinese hate Hongkonger. So we have to build are country for ourselves.
I’m sad that Hong Kong left England I wish it was here today! Long live England and Hong Kong!!!! 🇦🇺🇬🇧🇭🇰
Not england, united kingdom
jkgrrr Shit ok the United Kingdom of Great Britain and north Ireland 🇬🇧 🏴 🏴 🇮🇪
@@theatkinsfamily8127 You're delusional.. Mr. imperialist-colonizer
Nope
So now Hong Kong is independent country and constitution , military, defense, information and communication department ..
Own -prime minister and president ?
hk people: thumbs up if you shed tears when watching this
All of the comments below are just patriots missing colonialism thinking it's better for other nations 😂😂 most don't even understand Hong Kong's status now they think it's just a city of China
Then explain why most HK citizens want to return to British rule?
mr.madness Most don't ,they want to be an independent city state not a Special Administrative region that doesn't actually have any true democracy (they have the vote but they can only vote for parties nominated by the communist party of china but we'll have to until 2017 if they'll repeal this new undemocratic policy) nor a British colony being suppressed with minority white rule. Also there were numerous riots (the 1966 riots and the 1967 Leftist riots) for anti-British imperialism there were even groups such as the Anti-British Struggle Committee which was established for the purpose of targeting the British Colonial government.
In an opinion poll, 90% said they want HK to return to British rule. HK'ers are afraid and tired of the oppressive CCP trying to control every aspect of their lives, and the recent kidnappings of the 5 booksellers does nothing to quell the situation, I can agree that the ultimate goal is a completely free HK, by of that doesn't present itself as an option, then most would rather return to British rule. I can assert that HK citizens felt better under British rule, then Chinese rule, just ask almost any HK citizen.
mr.madness Link to the poll please
en.rocketnews24.com/2013/03/15/more-than-90-percent-of-hong-kong-citizens-long-to-return-to-british-rule/
Recent polls in China showed many mainlanders wanted HK to stay in Chinese hands.
There are no polls in HK on issue of sovereignty - which way did most HK go?
Because using the PLA in Hong Kong would be a big PR disaster for China.
Dat arm synchronization.
I am from Hong Kong and I love our Queen!!!
kennethwan you can go to the u k
leave hk
POV you unlocked the ending
i feel sad for seeing this...
This was the end of Hong Kong freedom of everything...!!! Agree or not.
@taki619 That would be unlikely cos like I told you before, the Chinese made law after Taiwan threatened independence some years ago (Taiwan is Chinese terrority despite different political system). which forbids independence and that covers SARs too. Us Brits won't be back too cos Britain promised not to take back HK in the 1984 treaty signed by Zhao Ziyang and Mrs Thatcher.
We can't do anything to help HK now cos we are tied to that promise. Sorry HK.
Hongkong is totally different with the places of the communist China even Peking. We have freedom of expression, do they have? Our country is governed by ourselves, do they? The answer is very clear. Hongkong is older than the communist China, even the Repubic of China. How can they say the communist China is the mother country of Hongkong?
But the fruits of the growth was held by tycoons and their associates, who happened to be the only ones who have the vote in either electing members of the functional constituency seats and the Chief Executive by virtue of their membership on the election committee. Ordinary Hong Kongers can't vote for their CE but Li Ka-shing and his fellow tycoons could. That must be rocket science to you, old sport.
@mosquito103 Couldn't have said it better myself. The people of the region should govern the people of the region, there is no other way.
*Hong Kong has left the chat*
sorry i didnt anser i couldnt find my new inbox because of the new layout but scotland already has a devolved parliment so there is no reason to have independece
In 2024, when this song plays , it can directly send you and your children to prison.
Sad thing to watch... Long live Portuguese Macao and British Hong Kong!
1:58 Boooooo