On August 2, 1984, China and Britain reached an agreement on the future of the British colony of Hong Kong. According to a lease agreement signed between the UK and the UK in mid-1898, Hong Kong will be returned to China in 1997. So the two sides began discussing the Hong Kong issue in 1982. The current draft agreement guarantees that Hong Kong¡¯s existing legal system, including the right to private ownership and the right to free movement of goods, will not change over the next 50 years. The draft specifics are as follows: the legislative body remains controlled by the local government of Hong Kong; the Hong Kong currency remains free to exchange currency; the status of the independent Hong Kong tax zone remains; the Hong Kong port remains free to enter; Hong Kong remains subject to financial self-government; the citizens of Hong Kong are