The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Southeast Asia
Independence Hong Kong, in 36 editions.
The entry for Hong Kong published Independence in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 8 editions. Each is shown as published. Independence in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 8
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Independence” (1990 to 2025).
field in that editiontext changed from the edition beforenot in that editionthe edition shownChoose an edition on the strip beside the text, or step through them with the arrows. Mark changes compares it with the edition before: the marks are ours, words added and words removed.
2025 edition
Same as 2024- none (colony of the UK);
- the UK signed an agreement with China on 19 December 1984 to return Hong Kong to China on 1 July 1997;
- in the joint declaration, China promises to respect Hong Kong's existing social and economic systems and lifestyle for 50 years after transition
none (colony of the UK); the UK signed an agreement with China on 19 December 1984 to return Hong Kong to China on 1 July 1997; in the joint declaration, China promises to respect Hong Kong's existing social and economic systems and lifestyle for 50 years after transition
- none (dependent territory of the UK);
- the UK signed an agreement with China on 19 December 1984 to return Hong Kong to China on 1 July 1997;
- in the joint declaration, China promises to respect Hong Kong's existing social and economic systems and lifestyle for 50 years after transition
none (colony (dependent territory of the UK); the UK signed an agreement with China on 19 December 1984 to return Hong Kong to China on 1 July 1997; in the joint declaration, China promises to respect Hong Kong's existing social and economic systems and lifestyle for 50 years after transition
- none (dependent territory of the UK);
- the UK signed an agreement with China on 19 December 1984 to return Hong Kong to China on 1 July 1997;
- in the joint declaration, China promises to respect Hong Kong's existing social and economic systems and lifestyle for 50 years after transition
none (dependent territory of the UK); the UK signed an agreement with China
on 19 December 1984 to return Hong Kong to China on 1 July 1997; in the
joint declaration, China promises to respect Hong Kong's existing social and
economic systems and lifestyle for 50 years after transition
none (dependent territory of the UK; the UK signed an agreement with China on 19 December 1984 to return Hong Kong to China on 1 July 1997; in the joint declaration, China promises to respect Hong Kong's existing social and economic systems and lifestyle)
none (dependent territory of the UK); UK; the UK signed an agreement with China
on 19 December 1984 to return Hong Kong to China on 1 July 1997; in the
joint declaration, China promises to respect Hong Kong's existing social and
economic systems and lifestyle for 50 years after transition lifestyle)
none (dependent territory of the UK; the UK signed an agreement with China on 19 December 1984 to return Hong Kong to China on 1 July 1997; in the joint declaration, China promises to respect Hong Kong's existing social and economic systems and lifestyle)
none (dependent territory of the UK; the UK signed an agreement with China
China on 19 December 1984 to return Hong Kong to China on 1 July 1997;
in the
existing social and
none (dependent territory of the UK; the UK signed an agreement with China on 19 December 1984 to return Hong Kong to China on 1 July 1997; in the joint declaration, China promises to respect Hong Kong's existing social and economic systems and lifestyle)
none (dependent territory of the UK; the UK signed an
agreement with
on 1 July 1997;
Hong Kong's
none (dependent territory of the UK; the UK signed an agreement with China on 19 December 1984 to return Hong Kong to China on 1 July 1997; in the joint declaration, China promises to respect Hong Kong's existing social and economic systems and lifestyle)
none (dependent territory of the UK; the UK signed an
an agreement with China on 19 December 1984 to return Hong Kong to China
China on 1 July 1997; in the joint declaration, China promises to respect
respect Hong Kong's existing social and economic systems and
lifestyle)
none (dependent territory of the UK; the UK signed an agreement with China on 19 December 1984 to return Hong Kong to China on 1 July 1997; in the joint declaration, China promises to respect Hong Kong's existing social and economic systems and lifestyle)
none (dependent territory of the UK; the UK signed
agreement with China on 19 December 1984 to return Hong Kong to
on 1 July 1997; in the joint declaration, China promises to
Hong Kong's existing social and economic systems and
The same text in 28 editions, 1998 to 2025.
none (special administrative region of China)
Rewritten: too little of the 1997 text remains to mark the changes.
none (special administrative region of China)
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Cite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. “Hong Kong: Independence.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/hong-kong/independence.