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CHINA HONGKONG UEBERGABE
The Union Jack is lowered to the sound of a lone buglar playing the Last Post at Government House, the Patten's official residence 30 June, 1997 with little more than seven hours remaining to the end of British sovereignty over the territory. Patten, the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong is to leave the territory aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia shortly after the midnight handover of sovereignty. (-/AFP/Thomas Cheng)
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COPYRIGHTPFLICHTIG
License
Rights Managed
Date created
1997-06-30
Place
HONGKONG CHINA
Credit
KEYSTONE
Source
AFP
Byline
THOMAS CHENG
File type
JPEG