Hong Kong Handover and Post‑Handover Governance (1984–2020)

1. Sino-British Joint Declaration signed in Beijing

   Dec 19, 1984Labels: Sino-British Joint, United Kingdom, People's Republic

   • Britannica
   • Basic Law

2. Basic Law Drafting Committee established

   Jun 1, 1985Labels: Basic Law, People's Republic

   • HK ISD
   • Basic Law

3. Basic Law Consultative Committee formally established

   Dec 18, 1985Labels: Basic Law, Hong Kong

   • Basic Law
   • BLCC

4. Basic Law adopted and promulgated by NPC

   Apr 4, 1990Labels: Basic Law, National People's

   • Basic Law
   • Basic Law

5. Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance commenced

   Jun 7, 1991Labels: Bill of, Hong Kong

   • HKBORO

6. Chris Patten arrives as last colonial governor

   Jul 9, 1992Labels: Chris Patten, British Hong

   • UPI

7. Tung Chee-hwa selected as first Chief Executive

   Dec 11, 1996Labels: Tung Chee-hwa, Chief Executive

   • CE Archive
   • Britannica

8. Selection Committee elects Provisional Legislative Council

   Dec 21, 1996Labels: Selection Committee, Provisional Legislative

   • PLC election
   • PLC

9. Provisional Legislative Council begins operation

   Jan 25, 1997Labels: Provisional Legislative, Hong Kong

   • PLC

10. Handover: Hong Kong becomes HKSAR

    Jul 1, 1997Labels: Handover, Hong Kong

    • HISTORY
    • Britannica

11. Court of Final Appeal established

    Jul 1, 1997Labels: Court of, Hong Kong

    • HKCFA

12. Principal Officials Accountability System launched

    Jul 1, 2002Labels: Principal Officials, Hong Kong

    • HK Info
    • POAS

13. Mass march against proposed Article 23 bill

    Jul 1, 2003Labels: Mass March, Article 23

    • Columbia JAL
    • Al Jazeera

14. Government withdraws proposed Article 23 legislation

    Sep 5, 2003Labels: Article 23, Tung Chee-hwa

    • Columbia JAL
    • Al Jazeera

15. NPCSC issues “31 August” electoral decision

    Aug 31, 2014Labels: NPCSC 31, National People's

    • NPCSC decision

16. Umbrella Movement begins with mass occupations

    Sep 28, 2014Labels: Umbrella Movement, Pro-democracy Movement

    • Umbrella
    • Guardian

17. Extradition bill formally withdrawn after 2019 protests

    Oct 23, 2019Labels: Extradition Bill, Hong Kong

    • TIME
    • Extradition bill

18. PRC-imposed Hong Kong National Security Law takes effect

    Jun 30, 2020Labels: National Security, NPC Standing

    • NSL 2020
    • TIME