Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
| Establishment Day | |
|---|---|
| Observed by | Hong Kong |
| Type | Government |
| Significance | Marks the transfer of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China (PRC) |
| Observances | Fireworks displays, political rallies |
| Date | 1 July |
| Next time | 1 July 2017 |
| Frequency | annual |
| Related to | Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day |
Establishment Day, formally the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (Chinese: 香港特別行政區成立紀念日), is celebrated annually on 1 July in Hong Kong since 1997. The holiday commemorates the transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China and the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The similarly-named holiday in Macau occurs on December 20, the day of its handover from Portugal.
The day is customarily marked by an officially organised extravagant fireworks display in the evening, and is also the platform for political rallies demanding universal suffrage. In 2007, to commemorate the 10th Anniversary celebration the Hong Kong Government published a song, "Just Because You Are Here" (Chinese: 始終有你). It was sung by many Hong Kong singers and composed by Peter Kam () with lyric by Keith Chan ().
There are no special foods eaten on Hong Kong Establishment day. You can just eat whatever foods you would like to eat.
On 1 July of each year since the 1997 handover, a march is led by the Civil Human Rights Front. It has become the annual platform for demanding universal suffrage, calling for observance and preservation civil liberties such as free speech, venting dissatisfaction with the Hong Kong Government or the Chief Executive, rallying against actions of the Pro-Beijing camp.
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