HONG KONG, CHINA - JUNE 26: A bird rests on poles at the Victoria Harbour on June 26, 2007 in Hong Kong, China. July 1 will mark the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese sovereignty. Celebrations are being held in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) and some mainland and overseas cities to showcase the SAR's achievements in the past decade. China resumed sovereignty over Hong Kong on July 1, 1997. Getty Images logo Getty Images 37 months ago

HONG KONG, CHINA - JUNE 26: A bird rests on poles at the Victoria Harbour on June 26, 2007 in Hong Kong, China. July 1 will mark the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese sovereignty. Celebrations are being held in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) and some mainland and overseas cities to showcase the SAR's achievements in the past decade. China resumed sovereignty over Hong Kong on July 1, 1997.

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