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Handover
- For the telecommunication usage, see handoff
Handover, in the political-historical sense, often refers to the transfer of power of former colonies (particularly those of former British colonies) to the local people.
- The transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong, a former British crown colony, from UK to People's Republic of China in 1997. After the Handover Hong Kong has become a special administrative region, a provincial-level division.
- The transfer of sovereignty of Macau from Portugal to People's Republic of China in 1999.
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