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  • A 1997 cap is worn on the night of the Handover of sovereignty from Britain to China, on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China. Midnight signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
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  • Weeks before his defeat in the 1997 election, British Prime Minister, John Major speaks at a Conservative party election rally on 29th April 1997, in London England. Major went on to lose to Labour's Tony Blair which spelled the era of Tory rule under Margaret Thatcher and then Major.
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  • Weeks before his defeat in the 1997 election, British Prime Minister, John Major speaks at a Conservative party election rally on 29th April 1997, in London England. Major went on to lose to Labour's Tony Blair which spelled the era of Tory rule under Margaret Thatcher and then Major.
    john_major32-29-04-1997.jpg
  • Weeks before his defeat in the 1997 election, British Prime Minister, John Major speaks at a Conservative party election rally on 29th April 1997, in London England. Major went on to lose to Labour's Tony Blair which spelled the era of Tory rule under Margaret Thatcher and then Major.
    john_major31-29-04-1997.jpg
  • The flags of Britain, Hong Kong and Peoples' Republic of China fly together above the streets of Central, the day after the Handover of sovereignty from Britain to China, on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China. Midnight signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
    hong_kong_handover-30-06-1997_9.jpg
  • A young Chinese boy pulls a face on top of a lion at the HSBC bank in Central, the day after the Handover of sovereignty from Britain to China, on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China. Midnight signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
    hong_kong_handover-30-06-1997_5.jpg
  • Large corporate banners about the future of Hong Kong hang over the entrance of the HSBC bank in Central, the day after the Handover of sovereignty from Britain to China, on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China. Midnight signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
    hong_kong_handover-30-06-1997_4.jpg
  • Police officers look at the large corporate banners about the future of Hong Kong hang over the entrance of the HSBC bank in Central, the day after the Handover of sovereignty from Britain to China, on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China. Midnight signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
    hong_kong_handover-30-06-1997_3.jpg
  • The flags of Hong Kong and Peoples' Republic of China fly together above the streets of Central, the day after the Handover of sovereignty from Britain to China, on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China. Midnight signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
    hong_kong_handover-30-06-1997_2.jpg
  • Flags of the Swire Group of companies flutter in Monsoonal winds on the night of the Handover of sovereignty from Britain to China, on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China. Midnight signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
    hong_kong_handover-30-06-1997.jpg
  • A shopper leaves the Shanghai Tang fashion store in Central, the day after the Handover of sovereignty from Britain to China, on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China. Midnight signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
    hong_kong_handover-30-06-1997_6.jpg
  • Crowds gather at the stroke of midnight beneath umbrellas to witness the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China. Midnight signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. From the on the roof of Ocean Terminal shopping mall, the skyline is filled with fireworks but the glowing red comes from giant advertising lettering behind the viewer on the top floor of the building which protrudes out into Hong Kong harbour from the Kowloon side of the territory. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
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  • A large banner Chinese flag hangs over a pedestrian on the eve of the handover of sovereignty from Britain to China, on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China. Midnight signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
    hong_kong03-30-06-1997.jpg
  • On the eve of the historical Handover of sovereignty of Hong Kong from Britain to China, pro-UK Chinese gather in the rain outside the official residence of outgoing Governor, Chris Patten, on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • A detail of a priest's Alb (outer garment) after Mass was held held in a local rural Catholic church, on 15th October 1997, in Neubourg, Normandy, France
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  • A 1990s businessman stands beneath the tall architecture of the Bank of England, in the City of London (aka The Square Mile), the capital's financial centre, on 21st June 1997, in London, England.  (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • On the very last day of British rule over its Hong Kong colony, we see two groups representing this colonial territory's population. Commuters walk through Chater Garden about to pass another group of older exercise class. Towering above them all is the Bank of China skyscraper, then the tallest building in Asia, As the last hours tick away before the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), often referred to as "The Handover" on June 30, 1997. Midnight of that day signified the end of British rule and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Almost 7 million people call a territory of 1100 sq km home, squeezing onto only 10% of the available land space. This is a metropolis of high population density and one of the world's economic powerhouses.
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  • A British soldier with the Scottish British Black Watch Regiment keeps the public safely away from a vehicle leaving the Prince of Wales Barracks, on the eve of the handover of sovereignty from Britain to China, on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China. Midnight signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
    hong_kong12-30-06-1997.jpg
  • Two Chinese and European women wearing Cheongsam dresses (aka qipao) walk through Central, on their way to a handover party on the eve of the handover of sovereignty from Britain to China, on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China. Midnight signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
    hong_kong11-30-06-1997.jpg
  • Crowds gather at the stroke of midnight beneath umbrellas to witness the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China. Midnight signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. From the on the roof of Ocean Terminal shopping mall, the skyline is filled with fireworks. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
    hong_kong10-30-06-1997.jpg
  • A British family hoping to catch a glimpse of passing VIPs, wave Union Jack flags on the eve of the handover of sovereignty from Britain to China, on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China. That night signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
    hong_kong09-30-06-1997.jpg
  • Chinese children smle during a dragon lantern party in Kowlooon, on the eve of the handover of sovereignty from Britain to China, on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China. Midnight signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
    hong_kong08-30-06-1997.jpg
  • A shop assistant arranges clothing on the rail in the Chinese fashion brand Shanghai Tang who make a presence in their store in Central, on the eve of the handover of sovereignty from Britain to China, on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China.
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  • The Chinese fashion brand Shanghai Tang makes a presence in their shop in Central, on the eve of the handover of sovereignty from Britain to China, on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China.
    hong_kong06-30-06-1997.jpg
  • British Prime Minister Tony Blair greets crowds in the Pacific shopping mall on the eve of the handover of sovereignty from Britain to China, on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China. Blair accompanied the outgoing Governor, Chris Patten on the walkabout around parts of the still-British colony. Midnight signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
    hong_kong04-30-06-1997.jpg
  • The Chinese flag hangs over Central, on the eve of the handover of sovereignty from Britain to China, on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China.  Midnight signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
    hong_kong02-30-06-1997.jpg
  • The British Hong Kong flag flies over Hong Kong harbour for the last few hours, on the eve of the handover of sovereignty from Britain to China, on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China.  Midnight signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
    hong_kong01-30-06-1997.jpg
  • The newly-elected British Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair stands on the steps of Number 10 Downing Street with his wife Cherie the morning after his landslide election victory over the Conservative John Major, on 2nd May 1997, in Westminster, London, England.
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  • The newly-elected British Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair stands on the steps of Number 10 Downing Street with his wife Cherie and three children Euan; Kathryn and Nicky, the morning after his landslide election victory over the Conservative John Major, on 2nd May 1997, in Westminster, England. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • Cows and livestock winter inside a barn on a family-run farm in the Alsace village of Boofzheim, on 13th October 1997, in Boofzheim, France. The cattle are owned by the Kessler family who have a herd of cows as well as ducks from which they make Foie-Gras. The farm is in the french village of Boofzheim, a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. Its name is probably derived from the French "boeuf" (bull or ox). (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
    french_cattle-13-10-1997.jpg
  • A young Nepali boy is undergoes a recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment called the Doko race, part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training, on 16th January 1997, in Pokhara, Nepal. Carrying 30kg of river stones in a traditional Himalayan doko (basket) for 3km up foothills within 37 minutes to pass.  60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youths for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • A young Nepali boy is measured for lung capacity during a recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment - part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training, on 16th January 1997, in Pokhara, Nepal. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youths for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
    gurkha_selection03-16-01-1997.jpg
  • A young Nepali boy is undergoes a recruitment test of pull-ups for the Gurkha Regiment, part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training, on 16th January 1997, in Pokhara, Nepal. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youths for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
    gurkha_selection02-16-01-1997.jpg
  • For their daily river washing ritual, young Nepali boys bathe in the river Seti Gandaki in a valley side near the British Gurkha Regiment's army camp at Pokhara during their recruitment selection held ever year, 16th January 1997, in Pokhara, Nepal. <br />
After a gruelling series of physical tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.  (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
    gurkha_selection04-16-01-1997.jpg
  • A newly-recruited Nepali boy stares through the window of a Nepal Airlines airliner during his flight from his Himalayan homeland to the UK where his 2-year training for the British Army will begin, on 16th January 1997, in Kathmandu, Nepal. He is leaving behind his family for England where the British army is to make him a fully-trained soldier in the Gurkha Regiment. Some 60,000 young Nepalese boys aged between 17 - 22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000 - 12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the flight to the UK. The Gurkhas training wing in Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
    gurkha_selection05-16-01-1997.jpg
  • A dawn landscape of a mountain hostel at Ghorepani in the Annapurna Sanctuary, a preservation area of Nepal, high in the Himalayan foothills, on 16th January 1997, in Ghorepani, Nepal. Villages like this partly-depend on the agriculture of rice-growing and also on the passing tourist trade. Western trekkers walk through these tiny communities on their way up the series of climbing trails of the Annapurna Conservation Sanctuary circuit, a sometimes rigorous walk from the low hills of Pokhara to the higher altitudes of Annapurna, the (26,000 feet (8,000 metre) peak. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
    himalayas_hostel-16-01-1997.jpg
  • Senior Conservative politician, Michael Heseltine speaks at a Tory Party rally, on 29th April 1997, in London, England. Present to rally support for British Prime Minister,John Major who went on to lose the election to Labour's Tony Blair. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • Senior Conservative politician, Michael Heseltine speaks at a Tory Party rally, on 29th April 1997, in London, England. Present to rally support for British Prime Minister,John Major who went on to lose the election to Labour's Tony Blair. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
    michael_heseltine02-29-04-1997.jpg
  • Detail of a farmer's tough hand holding a crusty ham sandwich during a lunchbreak on the man's land near the Alsace village of Boofzheim, on 13th October 1997, in Boofzheim, France. The farm is in the french village of Boofzheim, a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. Its name is probably derived from the French "boeuf" (bull or ox). (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • As a 1990s window cleaner stands on his ladders outside in the street, two women talk in the window of a branch of Seattle Coffee Company the City of London (aka The Square Mile), the capital's financial centre, on 21st June 1997, in London, England. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
    seattle_coffee-21-06-1997.jpg
  • Two soldiers of the WW1 war memorial at Cornhill, with the pillars of Mansion House on the left, in a 1990s City of London (aka The Square Mile), the capital's financial centre, on 21st June 1997, in London, England. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • A waiter pours hot water from a silver urn for tea during an afternoon tea dance at the Waldorf Hotel's Palm Court, Waldorf Hilton Hotel, Aldwych., on 16th March 1997, in London, England.
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  • A royal warrant crest located at the entrance of a business in the wealthy Mayfair district of the capital, on 16th March 1997, in London, England. Royal warrants indicate that a shop or supplies the royal household with goods and services - a highly sought-after position guaranteeing quality for a business around the country.
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  • A royal warrant crest located at the entrance of a business in the wealthy Mayfair district of the capital, on 16th March 1997, in London, England. Royal warrants indicate that a shop or supplies the royal household with goods and services - a highly sought-after position guaranteeing quality for a business around the country.
    royal_warrant-16-03-1997_1.jpg
  • Nineties office workers in the Square Mile - the capital's financial district - eat lunch outside, on 21st June 1997, in Broadgate, London, England.
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  • With a pair of handcuffs attached to one wrist, an unidentified young woman dances next to a drunk man, on 21st June 1997, in London, England.
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  • Chinese activist gentlemen and a sign for the Democratic Party of Hong Kong the day after the Handover of sovereignty from Britain to China, on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China. Midnight signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
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  • Three trainee guide dogs and their new blind owners practice crossing the road near the The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, on 9th June 1997, in Reading, England.
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  • Evening exterior looking through the gates of Domaine de Rennebourg, a gite property in south-western rural France, on 15th October 1997, in Saint-Denis-du-Pin, Charente-Maritime, France
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  • Evening dinner is served by candlelight in the Domaine de Rennebourg, a gite property in south-western rural France, on 15th October 1997, in Saint-Denis-du-Pin, Charente-Maritime, France
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  • A detail of ducks awaiting their fate on a farm specialising in the production of Foie Gras, on 15th October 1997, in Boofzheim, Alsace, France.
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  • A businessman pauses beneath one of the symbolic Griffin marking the southern limit of the City of London, at the Southwark side of London Bridge, on 21st June 1997, in London, England.
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  • Aerial view of Mass being held in a local rural Catholic church, on 15th October 1997, in Neubourg, Normandy, France
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  • A child plays in the aisle as Mass is being held in a local rural Catholic church, on 15th October 1997, in Neubourg, Normandy, France
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  • Colours from stained glass windows play on a pillar during Mass held in a local rural Catholic church, on 15th October 1997, in Neubourg, Normandy, France
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  • Before its redevelopment in 2000, a lady shopper walks through the grim underpass of the Midland's infamous Bullring shopping centre, on 12th October 1997, in Birmingham, England.
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  • Exterior of the Kathmandu Stock Exchange, Nepal in 1997.
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  • On the very last day of British rule over its Hong Kong colony, we see an elegant but headless life-size clothing mannequin seated on a chair on the shop floor of Chinese clothing brand Shanghai Tang. In the brand's flagship store, the last hours tick away before the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), often referred to as "The Handover" on June 30, 1997. Midnight of that day signified the end of British rule and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Shanghai Tang is an international clothing chain company, founded in 1994 by Hong Kong businessman David Tang Wing Cheung. This was the original store in Hong Kong's Pedder Street (in Central) providing the lead for 24 outlets worldwide.
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  • Two Chinese and European women smile during a handover party on the eve of the handover of sovereignty from Britain to China, on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China. Midnight signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
    hong_kong05-30-06-1997.jpg
  • In the days before the historical Handover of sovereignty of Hong Kong from Britain to China, a banner calls for a Democracy rally in two locations, on 27th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • British Prime Minister John Major waves at his crowd of Tory supporters at a Conservative Party Rally, on 29th April 1997, in London, England.
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  • In heavy monsoonal rain, crowds gather at the stroke of midnight beneath umbrellas to witness the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), often referred to as "The Handover" on June 30, 1997. Midnight signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. From the on the roof of Ocean Terminal shopping mall, the skyline is filled with fireworks but the glowing red comes from giant advertising lettering behind the viewer on the top floor of the building which protrudes out into Hong Kong harbour from the Kowloon side of the territory.  Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
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  • In light monsoonal rain, a lone pedestrian is seen from a high viewpoint, crossing a zebra crossing with a yellow grid box junction to his right in Central Hong Kong on the last day of British rule. The junction is empty and without any traffic but the word 'Look' is stencilled in white letters for the benefit of unwary pedestrians. An umbrella used by the unrecognisable person is a colour match with the painted striped road markings, identical to the British highway traffic code. The transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), often referred to as "The Handover" occurred at midnight on June 30, 1997, signifying the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
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  • In heavy monsoonal rain, crowds gather beneath umbrellas on the roof of Ocean Terminal to witness the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), often referred to as "The Handover" on June 30, 1997. Midnight signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. A cruise liner is moored s small distance away but the glowing red comes from giant advertising lettering on the top floor of the shopping mall which protrudes out into Hong Kong harbour from the Kowloon side of the territory.  Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
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  • On the eve of transfer of law in Hong Kong from the UK to China, construction workers in Central Hong Kong carry on their tasks during a monsoonal rain shower on the last day of British rule. Some are dressed in yellow waterproof coats and hard hats, we see a British-style sign warning drivers of Men at Work resembling a man holding an umbrella. Lastly, on the right another man on a wall, also holding an brolley. In the foreground a car park sign states that the space is full in red letters and a local authority sign saying "Working for a better environment" is written in Chinese and English lettering. The transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China, referred to as "The Handover" occurred at midnight on June 30, 1997, signifying the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China.
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  • A 1990s exterior of Bush House, 21st June 2018, in London, England. The BBC World Service occupied four wings of the building. Bush House is a Grade II listed building at the southern end of Kingsway between Aldwych and the Strand in London, previously served as the headquarters of the BBC World Service. Broadcasting from Bush House lasted for 70 years, from winter 1941 to summer 2012. Sections of Bush House were completed and opened over a period of 10 years: Centre Block was opened in 1925, North-West Wing in 1928, North-East Wing in 1929, South-East Wing in 1930, and South-West Wing in 1935. The full building complex was completed in 1935. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • 1990s staff of the BBC work at the broadcaster's World Service station, 21st June 2018, in London, England. The BBC World Service occupied four wings of the building. Broadcasting from Bush House lasted for 70 years, from winter 1941 to summer 2012. Sections of Bush House were completed and opened over a period of 10 years: Centre Block was opened in 1925, North-West Wing in 1928, North-East Wing in 1929, South-East Wing in 1930, and South-West Wing in 1935. The full building complex was completed in 1935. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • Two red London Routemaster buses drive along 1990s Threadneedle Street in the City of London (aka The Square Mile), the capital's financial centre, on 18th February 1992, in London, England. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • A lady passenger leaps on to the rear board of a red London Routemaster bus on a 1990s street, on 18th February 1992, in London, England. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • A 1990s bus conductor looks back along his bus during his shift on board of a red London Routemaster bus, on 18th February 1992, in London, England. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • A young Hong Kong Chinese girl waves her newly-adopted national flag as Britain hands the territory back.
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  • A 1990s exterior of Bush House, 21st June 2018, in London, England. The BBC World Service occupied four wings of the building. Bush House is a Grade II listed building at the southern end of Kingsway between Aldwych and the Strand in London, previously served as the headquarters of the BBC World Service. Broadcasting from Bush House lasted for 70 years, from winter 1941 to summer 2012. Sections of Bush House were completed and opened over a period of 10 years: Centre Block was opened in 1925, North-West Wing in 1928, North-East Wing in 1929, South-East Wing in 1930, and South-West Wing in 1935. The full building complex was completed in 1935. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
    bush_house1-21-06-1997.jpg
  • Construction workers in Central Hong Kong carry on working during a monsoonal rain shower on the last day of British rule.
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  • Beyond Chinese TV media images, a red sun sinks behind late cloud in the west, a glowing red sky illuminates Hong Kong's harbour, this scene is symbolic of the decline of empire, the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) two years after this picture was taken, often referred to as "The Handover" on June 30, 1997. Midnight of that day signified the end of British rule and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. From this famous ferry terminal that protrudes out into the busy waters of this colony's harbour from the Kowloon side of the territory. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood in the days before China ceded its territory to the British for 155 years until the 1997 deadline.
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  • As a bus conductor asks for their fares, a Chelsea Pensioner reaches for change alongside another veteran soldier and an elderly lady, on a Routemaster bus, on 22nd November 1997, in London, England.
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  • A Buddhist monk prays in Jordan Road, Kowloon, on the eve of the handover of sovereignty from Britain to China, on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China. Midnight signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
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  • Hong Kong Chinese shop for fresh fish from a stall in a street market in Mid-Levels, on the eve of the handover of sovereignty from Britain to China, on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China.  Midnight signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Hong Kong was once known as 'fragrant harbour' (or Heung Keung) because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
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  • Local women fill water bottles and wash family clothing and their hair in cold Himalayan mountain waters during their morning ritual in Gorkha which lent its name to the Gurkha soldier, and from where young teenage boys are typically recruited for service into the British army, a tradition that goes back to the Indian Mutiny of 1857, on 12th December 1997, in Gorkha, Nepal.
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  • Trekkers sit in morning sunshine on the terrace of their guesthouse as gathering dark clouds approach the Himalayan village of Ghandrung, on 12th December 1997, In Ghandrung, Nepal. Also called Ghandruk or Gandruk, this settlement is situated in what is known as the Annapurna Sanctuary (conservation region), a 55-km-long massif whose highest point, Annapurna I, stands at 8,091 m (26,538 ft), making it the 10th-highest summit in the world. The village is also a stopping-off point for trekkers and backpackers who pass-by on their way to the walk in high peaks. The Mountain Region is situated at 4,000 meters or more above sea level. Houses and dwellings are substantial structures with properties well-swept and well-maintained.
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  • The designer and couturier Joe Casely Hayford in his Shoreditch studio in 1997. ..From the early eighties Joe styled and designed the stage clothing for many seminal bands such as The Clash and U2 whilst simultaneously working on his eponymous brand for men and women. His wide and varied career has included being the first designer to collaborate with Top Shop in 1993. from 2005-2008 Joe Casely-Hayford was Creative Director of Gieves & Hawkes, during which time he contributed to the re-positioning of the 200 year old Savile Row house. In January 2006 his new Gieves collection was launched on the runway in Paris for Men's Fashion Week, creating a precedent for a heritage Savile Row brand, and credited as a major step in bringing the illustrious company into the 21st century.  Joe Casely-Hayford was appointed an OBE - Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the fashion industry, in the Queen's Birthday Honours List, published on 16 June 2007.
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  • Leader of the Opposition and future Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Tony Blair MP, sits reading newspapers whilst on a train en-route to an evening Labour Party rally in Nottingham, 2 years before his victory in the 1997 General Election, on 2nd February 1995 in London UK. Then, he could travel in relative obscurity, without large security details. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and the Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007.
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  • A 1992 portrait of a British Rail employee stands at the gate of a platform at Victoria station. Wearing the old uniform of that rail company. British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages between 1994 and 1997. The British Rail "double arrow" logo is formed of two interlocked arrows showing the direction of travel on a double track railway and was nicknamed "the arrow of indecision". It is now employed as a generic symbol on street signs in Great Britain denoting railway stations.
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  • Former MP Jerry Hayes speaks to other barristers who continue their strike action with a protest outside the Supreme Court in Parliament Square over poor working conditions and low pay due to an insufficient increase in Legal Aid fees, on 11th July 2022, in London, England. Those protesting and not attending courts across England and Wales could face disciplinary proceedings, a judge has warned. Jerry Hayes is the British former MP for Harlow  from 1983 until 1997. He subsequently returned to practising criminal law.
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  • Conservative Party delegates sing 'Auld Lang Syne' during a party at the 1992 Conservative Party Conference, on 18th March 1992, in Brighton, England. Prime Minister of the day, John Major went on to win the election weeks later and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Tory Party although it was its last outright win until 2015 after Labour's 1997 win for Tony Blair.
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  • A Conservative Party delegate applauds Prime Minister John Major's closing speech at the 1992 Conservative Party Conference, on 18th March 1992, in Brighton, England. John Major went on to win the general election weeks later and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Tory Party although it was its last outright win until 2015 after Labour's 1997 win for Tony Blair.
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  • Ex-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher smiles at delegates during the 1991 Tory party conference, on 11th October 1991, in Blackpool, England. Two years after her colleagues deposed her, forcing her to resign from her 11 year premiership she is still in favour by Conservatives who are proud to display her in public, before eventually shunning her policies and profile for their campaigns. Thatcher has been lending her support to her replacement, the former Chancellor and Foreign Secretary, but the otherwise unknown John Major who governed until 1997.
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  • Ex-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher applauds a speech during the 1991 Tory party conference, on 11th October 1991, in Blackpool, England. Two years after her colleagues deposed her, forcing her to resign from her 11 year premiership she is still in favour by Conservatives who are proud to display her in public, before eventually shunning her policies and profile for their campaigns. Thatcher has been lending her support to her replacement, the former Chancellor and Foreign Secretary, but the otherwise unknown John Major who governed until 1997.
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  • British Prime Minister, John Major launches his Conservative party election manifesto on 18th March 1992 in Brighton, England. Major went on to win the election in April that year and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party although it was its last outright win until 2015 after Labour's 1997 win for Tony Blair. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • British Prime Minister, John Major launches his Conservative party election manifesto on 18th March 1992 in Brighton, England. Major went on to win the election in April that year and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party although it was its last outright win until 2015 after Labour's 1997 win for Tony Blair. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • British Prime Minister, John Major launches his Conservative party election manifesto on 18th March 1992 in Brighton, England. Major went on to win the election in April that year and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party although it was its last outright win until 2015 after Labour's 1997 win for Tony Blair. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
    john_major03-18-03-1992.jpg
  • British Prime Minister, John Major launches his Conservative party election manifesto on 18th March 1992 in Brighton, England. Major went on to win the election in April that year and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party although it was its last outright win until 2015 after Labour's 1997 win for Tony Blair. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • A man walks past the window of London Fashion Workrooms, a  on 4th December 2017, in London England. Established in 1892 as a formalwear manufacturer, The London Fashion Workrooms branched into alterations in the 1970s. The first large fashion workroom was launched in 1997 specifically to service the shops and boutiques of London’s west end. Based in Covent Garden with a 4000 square foot purpose built unit, we presently provide garment alteration services to 38 high-end London stores and many private clients. With 20 tailors on site we have the skills and personnel necessary to provide a one-stop service for all your needs.
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  • The Earl Spencer, brother to Diana Princess of Wales, meets the public allowed in to the family ancestral home, Althorp, the year after his sister's death in 1997, on 21st May 1998, in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England.
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  • The Earl Spencer, brother to Diana Princess of Wales, meets the public allowed in to the family ancestral home, Althorp, the year after his sister's death in 1997, on 21st May 1998, in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England.
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  • As crowds of royalist well-wishers gather, a spontaneous memorial of flowers, photos and memorabilia grows outside Kensington Palace, the royal residence of Princess Diana who died in a car crash in Paris exactly 20 years ago, on 31st August 2017, in London, England. In 1997 a sea of floral tributes also filled this area of the royal park as well as in the Mall where her funeral passed. Then, as now - a royalists mourned the People's Princess, a titled coined by the then Prime Minister Tony Blair.
    diana_20th_anniversary-58-31-08-2017.jpg
  • As crowds of royalist well-wishers gather, a spontaneous memorial of flowers, photos and memorabilia grows outside Kensington Palace, the royal residence of Princess Diana who died in a car crash in Paris exactly 20 years ago, on 31st August 2017, in London, England. In 1997 a sea of floral tributes also filled this area of the royal park as well as in the Mall where her funeral passed. Then, as now - a royalists mourned the People's Princess, a titled coined by the then Prime Minister Tony Blair.
    diana_20th_anniversary-56-31-08-2017.jpg
  • As crowds of royalist well-wishers gather, a spontaneous memorial of flowers, photos and memorabilia grows outside Kensington Palace, the royal residence of Princess Diana who died in a car crash in Paris exactly 20 years ago, on 31st August 2017, in London, England. In 1997 a sea of floral tributes also filled this area of the royal park as well as in the Mall where her funeral passed. Then, as now - a royalists mourned the People's Princess, a titled coined by the then Prime Minister Tony Blair.
    diana_20th_anniversary-55-31-08-2017.jpg
  • As crowds of royalist well-wishers gather, a spontaneous memorial of flowers, photos and memorabilia grows outside Kensington Palace, the royal residence of Princess Diana who died in a car crash in Paris exactly 20 years ago, on 31st August 2017, in London, England. In 1997 a sea of floral tributes also filled this area of the royal park as well as in the Mall where her funeral passed. Then, as now - a royalists mourned the People's Princess, a titled coined by the then Prime Minister Tony Blair.
    diana_20th_anniversary-54-31-08-2017.jpg
  • As crowds of royalist well-wishers gather, a spontaneous memorial of flowers, photos and memorabilia grows outside Kensington Palace, the royal residence of Princess Diana who died in a car crash in Paris exactly 20 years ago, on 31st August 2017, in London, England. In 1997 a sea of floral tributes also filled this area of the royal park as well as in the Mall where her funeral passed. Then, as now - a royalists mourned the People's Princess, a titled coined by the then Prime Minister Tony Blair.
    diana_20th_anniversary-51-31-08-2017.jpg
  • As crowds of royalist well-wishers gather, a spontaneous memorial of flowers, photos and memorabilia grows outside Kensington Palace, the royal residence of Princess Diana who died in a car crash in Paris exactly 20 years ago, on 31st August 2017, in London, England. In 1997 a sea of floral tributes also filled this area of the royal park as well as in the Mall where her funeral passed. Then, as now - a royalists mourned the People's Princess, a titled coined by the then Prime Minister Tony Blair.
    diana_20th_anniversary-50-31-08-2017.jpg
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