Queen Elizabeth II, Queen's Message on the Handover of Hong Kong (1997)
“ But Britain is not saying goodbye to Hong Kong. More than three and a half million Hong Kong residents are British nationals. "Thousands of young Hong Kong men and women study in Britain every year. We share language and the English common law. And thousands of Britons, too, have made their homes in Hong Kong. The shared legacy of family and of friendship, trade and investment, culture and history runs strong and deep. "Britain is part of Hong Kong's history and Hong Kong is part of Britain's history. We are also part of each other's future. ”
