庆香港回归20周年

背景音乐：Hong Kong - Various Artists

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1997年7月1日《纽约时报》头版头条：

CHINA RESUMES CONTROL OF HONG KONG, CONCLUDING 156 YEARS OF BRITISH RULE

In the first moments after midnight, in a ceremony of solemn precision and martial music, China resumed sovereignty over Hong Kong today, ending 156 years of British colonial rule.

Empire's Sunset? Not Just Yet.

The handover of Hong Kong removes from British rule 6.3 million people, reducing Her Majesty's possessions to a scattering of outposts and islands. But it can still be said that the sun does not set on the British Empire. At every moment, at some far-flung corner of the revolving globe, it is daytime in a place where the Union Jack flies.

The Guardian/卫报：

Hong Kong: the 20th anniversary of the handover – Q&A

Hong Kong is marking 20 years since the territory was handed from Britain to China, bringing an end to more than 150 years of colonial rule.

At the end of the ceremony, Prince Charles and the last governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten, sailed away on the Royal Yacht Britannia, which was decommissioned later that year.

The Telegraph/电讯报

As Hong Kong marks 20th anniversary of the handover to China, here's what you need to know

It was a highly symbolic night for Britain that The Prince of Wales painfully endured, while Mr Patten struggled with his emotions.

resume 恢复

ceremony 仪式

solemn 庄严的

martial 军人的；军事的

sovereignty 主权

colonial rule 殖民统治

handover 交接；移交

Her Majesty 女王陛下

outpost 基地；前哨

far-flung 遥远的

revolve 旋转

Union Jack 英国国旗

territory 地区；领土

decommission 使…退役