September 27, 1996 August 15 (Rat), the British reached the agreement of the Hong Kong handover ceremony.

1996 9 27, the United Kingdom and China formally signed an agreement on jointly held a handover ceremony in Hong Kong's return to China. Under this agreement, at midnight on June 30, 1997 will be held in the new wing of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre solemn handover ceremony, there will be 4,000 participants
British Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind said, including VIPs and diplomats from Britain, China, Hong Kong and other countries and international organizations. In the handover ceremony, the British flag will be lowered and the Hong Kong flag, raised the Chinese national flag and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China flag. Hong Kong police will be responsible for the security of the handover ceremony. British Hong Kong authorities welcomed the agreement. A spokesman of the Hong Kong Government, said: "The handover ceremony is a historic event that has attracted worldwide attention. The handover ceremony will be a golden opportunity to show the world that Hong Kong and the concept of 'one country, two systems'. "