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What if a few years before the handover. Britain installed a democratic government in Hong Kong and granted them full independence so that it was no longer theres to give back to the Empire of China. Or what if they said hey theres no longer an Empire of China to give it back to as that country was taken over by the PRC so instead keep it or find a decendent of the last Dynasaty to hand it back to in order to fulfil the deal.