By admin | June 30, 2009 - 12:51 pm |June 30, 2009 Blog, Write On June 30, 1997, in Hong Kong, the Union Jack was lowered for the last time over Government House as Britain prepared to hand the colony back to China after ruling it for 156 years. Tweet Pin It Share this:ShareFacebookPinterestRedditEmailDiggTumblrPrintStumbleUponTwitterGoogle +1 Bookmark the permalink.