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Hong Kong
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong
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wine trail
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Things to do in Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Convention Centre: Midnight Handover
Cultural
Hong Kong: Victoria Harbor Champagne
Tasting
Mandarin Oriental: The Champagne Morning After
Tasting
Victoria Peak: Last Sunset of Empire
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Places to visit
Museum · Wan Chai
Hong Kong Convention Centre: Midnight Handover
Winery · Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Victoria Harbor Champagne
Winery · Central
Mandarin Oriental: The Champagne Morning After
Wine trails
4 stops · 4 days
Royal Champagne Road: Chapter XI - End of Empire
July 1, 1997, 00:00:00. At the Hong Kong Convention Centre, 156 years of British rule ended. The Union Jack was lowered to "God Save the Queen" as 4,000 guests watched. A 12-second hiatus between anthems - longer than planned. On the morning after, "socialites were knocking back champagne to the keening sounds of a Chinese orchestra." Walk where empire ended: the handover site, the Mandarin Oriental where colonial society toasted, Victoria Peak where Chinese were banned until 1930, and the Star Ferry crossing the same waters as the Royal Yacht Britannia.