Talk:Clingy Britain

Hello, I've just got a heads-up about Hong Kong. Whilst Britain did actually own Hong Kong Island "in perpetuity", the New Territories, making up the majority of HK's land and population, were only on lease from China for 99 years. The lease was due to expire in 1997. Unless there were some negotiations with China regarding the future of the New Territories, they would have been returned to China, regardless of referendum. The referendum could keep the island in Britain, but without dealing with the expiry of the lease, the New Territories could not. Callumthered (talk) 11:06, June 11, 2014 (UTC)