News Encyclopedia: Sino-British Joint Declaration

Signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration in 1984.

Signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration in 1984. Source: Wikimedia

The Sino-British Joint Declaration built the foundation of Hong Kongs handover in 1997, and was the result of a two-year-long negotiations between the Chinese Government and the British Government regarding the future of Hong Kong. Winmas Yu explains the negotiations process in this episode of News Encyclopedia.



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