This day, 4 April, in 1985, Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom signed the Hong Kong Act 1985 to return the territory to Chinese sovereignty. The Act in part stated, “As from 1 July 1997, Her Majesty shall no longer have sovereignty or jurisdiction over any part of Hong Kong”. Upon the exchange of instruments of ratification, notice was to be given in the form of publication in the London Gazette.
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