摘要
Having stood up to the challenges and seized opportunities since its return to the motherland,Hong Kong has risen even stronger and become more vibrant.TWENTY-FIVE years ago,the Union Jack,the national flag of the United Kingdom (U.K.),was lowered at Hong Kong’s Government House,and the five-starred red flag of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) was raised.This marked the ending of British colonial rule over China’s Hong Kong,a humiliating chapter in the history of the Chinese nation.As Hong Kong returned to the open arms of its motherland after 156 years of colonial rule,the Chinese government resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong,and began to govern the place as a special administrative region.
