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[–] 5 pts

Britain never had outright, permanent control over Hong Kong. They had it on lease from China for 99 years. The lease expired, and China took it back.

[–] 3 pts

Came to say that.

Opium is a helluva drug too.

[–] 2 pts

It was a "lease" enforced by military power, at least until after WWII. Then the UK went vassal state for the American Empire.

[–] 0 pt

why didn't they make it 999 years? did they not think that their children's children's children would have to deal with the fallout?

[–] 1 pt

No, but there was a whole ceremony where the British handed control of it over to the Chinese government.