"The biggest change that Hong Kong has experienced since the handover was to remain unchanged," says Jasper Tsang Yok-sing, 65, president of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
If a survey is to be undertaken about the most striking difference before the handover in 1997 and today, I think the most common answer is that Hong Kong is not what it used to be.
1984: Sino-British Joint Declaration is signed in Beijing, stating that the People's Republic of China will resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong (including Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories) from July 1, 1997.
Byline | Zou Hanru