The reclamation of Hong Kong from the British in 1997 was part of a plan to establish semicapitalist commercial zones around major cities in China.

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The reclamation of Hong Kong was part of China's plan to establish semicapitalist commercial zones, known as Special Economic Zones (SEZs), around major cities in China. Hong Kong was designated as a SEZ in the 1980s, prior to its return to Chinese sovereignty in 1997.

The Reclamation of Hong Kong from the British in 1997