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Until the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997, BFPO 1 was the address for British forces serving in the then colony.
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Until the handover, the PLC had no legal standing in Hong Kong and acted as a transition body for the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Until and Hong
Until then, Hong Kong is expected to have higher overall economic figures yearly.
Until the 1960s, the majority of the Chinese population in Chinatown emigrated from Guangdong province and Hong Kong, thus they were native speakers of Cantonese, especially the Canton and Taishan dialects.
Until the opening of the Cross Harbour Tunnel in 1972, the Star Ferry remained the main means of public transportation between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon side.
Until 2004, he held the seat of Commercial ( First ) Functional Constituency in LegCo, representing the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce's ≈ 4, 000 members.
Until the end of his contract, in 1927, he made many voyages to China, Hong Kong, and Japan.
Until 1997, the St Edward's Crown was used in the insignia, when it was replaced with the Bauhinia flower crest of the Hong Kong government.
Until as recently as the 1980s, it was virtually impossible for a foreign bank to establish branches in Australia ; consequently Australia had very few banks when compared with such places as the United States or Hong Kong.
Until the late 1990s, all Hong Kong taxis ran on diesel fuel, aside from 4-passenger taxis which ran on petrol.
Until recently, many of the residents in Tai Kok Tsui were senior citizens but there has been a more recent influx of younger people, especially those returning to Hong Kong after time spent overseas.
Until 1950, modern literature in Hong Kong was dominated by writers who had fled fighting in northern China, and vestiges of their influence were still present in Hong Kong literature until around 1970.
Until now, it remains one of the busiest shopping malls in Hong Kong.
Until the establishment of Immigration Department on 4 August 1961, immigration control in Hong Kong was handled by the Hong Kong Police Force.
Until 1997, the Department was the British passport-issuing authority in Hong Kong until the end of British rule.
Until 1964 water rationing was a constant reality for Hong Kong residents, occurring for more than 300 days per year.
Until the early 2000s, Salem was a sponsor of the Hong Kong Open, an ATP tennis tournament, which attracted a number of top ranking professional players.
Until the Hong Kong Stadium was built, there was no arena for spectator sports.
Until and Kong
Until 1995, the safety of much of the Sino-Hong Kong border was the responsibility of the British forces and as such contributed greatly to the interdiction of illegal immigrants ( II ).
Until and China
Until the mid-20th century, most Chinese people living in many parts of southern China spoke only their local language.
Until the 1950s, ramen was called shina soba ( 支那そば, literally " Chinese soba ") but today chūka soba ( 中華そば, also meaning " Chinese soba ") or just Ramen ( ラーメン ) are more common, as the word " 支那 " ( shina, meaning " China ") acquired a pejorative connotation.
Until the early 1970s, the Republic of China was recognized as the sole legitimate government of China by the United Nations and most Western nations, refusing to recognize the People's Republic of China on account of the Cold War.
Until the mid-1990s, supporters of Chinese reunification on Taiwan were also bitterly opposed to the Communist Party of China.
Until the 1990s, the government actively stated that the ROC is the only legitimate " One China " while the PRC is illegitimate.
Until at least 1908, the British took the Macdonald line to be the boundary, but in 1911, the Xinhai Revolution resulted in the collapse of central power in China, and by the end of World War I, the British officially used the Johnson Line.
Until the 2009-10 school year began, China was home to two of the district's schools, China Elementary ( located in the city center across from China's city park ) and Henderson Middle School ( located on the outskirts of town across Highway 90 ).
Until 1279, the Chinese were able to use their naval power to defend against the Jin to the north, until the Mongols finally conquered all of China.
Until the communists came to power in China in 1949, villagers followed these traditional principles and tried to use the natural resources conservatively, with thought for the preservation the natural resources for future generations.
Until the 1970s, the United States recognized the Republic of China on Taiwan as the legitimate government of mainland China and did not maintain diplomatic relations with the communist regime of the People's Republic of China.
Until the late 1950s Chinese writers became used to " describing Tibet's place in the world of imperial China as that of a subordinate vassal state.
Until 1942, the Bank of China issued banknotes in mainland China on behalf of the Government of the Republic of China.
Until 1991, the ROC also actively claimed to be the sole legitimate government of China, and during the 1950s and 1960s this claim was accepted by the United States and most of its allies.
Until 1894, Korea remained a tributary state of Qing China, even though the influence of Manchus decreased from the late 18th century as the Joseon Dynasty began to prosper once again.
Until the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949 Yan's arsenal in Taiyuan was the only factory in China sufficiently advanced to produce field artillery.
Until the Sui Dynasty in the sixth century, Emperor Yangdi invited envoys from other countries to China to see the colorful lighted lanterns and enjoy the gala performances.
Until the mid-1990s, it was viewed as very hostile to the People's Republic of China, in part because the paper referred to people from mainland China as " Communist Chinese.
Until and 1997
Until June 2007, The New York Times, from which the Square gets its name, was published at offices at 239 West 43rd Street ; the paper stopped printing papers there on June 15, 1997.
Until 1997, when the British Library ( previously centred on the Round Reading Room ) moved to a new site, the British Museum was unique in that it housed both a national museum of antiquities and a national library in the same building.
Until 1997, Colombia had enjoyed a fairly stable economy.
Until 1997, the Amtrak Desert Wind train service ran through Las Vegas using the Union Pacific Railroad tracks.
Until 1997, the president appointed the mayor of Mexico City.
Until 1997 Hove was home to the Brighton & Hove Albion F. C.
Until 1997, the golf course was only open to members of the military ; in 1997 it was purchased by Seaside and opened to the public.
Until 1997, Anderson had three high schools: Highland, Madison Heights and Anderson.
Until 1997 Gordon was a Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory.
Until 1997 Rijsbergen was an independent municipality, after which it was added to Zundert.
* Angels, Horses & Pirates by Little Blue ‒ " Wait Until You Get Here " ( 1997 )
Until 1997, Apple Macintosh computers were shipped with the Netscape Navigator and Cyberdog web browsers only.
* Until I Met Dudley Frances Lincoln, 1997
Until William Hague in 1997, Chamberlain was the only twentieth century Conservative leader never to become Prime Minister.
Until his death, he was president of the International Academy of Science and was in 1997, one of the founders of the International Commission on Distance Education ( CODE ), a worldwide accreditation agency.
Until 1997, Asia attracted almost half of the total capital inflow into developing countries.
Until 1997, it served as the de facto diplomatic mission of the PRC in the territory.
Until the 1997 general election, the constituency was a safe Conservative seat.
Until February 1997, Ziemkiewicz wrote political and socio-economical essays for Gazeta Polska ( 1993 – 1997 ).
Until 1997, it was also widely available in Cyprus, but its signal is now encrypted or confined to the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
Until 1997, British nationality related closely with the permanent resident status which guaranteed right of abode.
Until 1997, Arnemuiden was a separate municipality.
Until 1997, double membership of PPD and the Socialist Party was allowed.
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