The territory has seen tumultuous times since July 1, 1997, with economic turmoil, outbreaks of disease and more recently, pro-democracy protests
Hong Kong in Photos: 1997 to 2017
- By Reuters
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Kong Siu-kau waits for dinner in Hong Kong's Tai Kok Tsui district, July 16, 2008. As soaring property prices forced rents higher, thousands of Hong Kong residents moved into "cage homes," 15-square-foot wire mesh cubicles usually crammed eight in a room.
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Activists hold a candlelight vigil at Hong Kong's Victoria Park, June 4, 2009, to mark the 20th anniversary of the crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989.
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A protester raises his umbrellas after riot police fire tear gas to disperse protesters in Hong Kong, Sept. 28, 2014. Large-scale protests calling for a fully democratic vote to choose Hong Kong's next leader. Umbrellas became the symbol of the campaign.
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Hong Kong fans hold banners which read "Hong Kong is not China," during the 2018 World Cup qualifying match between Hong Kong and China, in Hong Kong, Nov. 17, 2015. Fans booed the playing of the Chinese national anthem during the match.
