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《香港志·總述 大事記》（公元前 5000 年至 2017 年，共 6,500 多條大事） Hong Kong Chronicles: Overview and Chronology (c. 5000 BC–2017, over 6,500 events)
APAHong Kong Chronicles Institute (2020). Hong Kong Chronicles: Overview and Chronology (c. 5000 BC–2017, over 6,500 events) (p. 〈頁碼〉). /chronicle/archive/1972#〈條目編號〉
《香港志·自然》環境保護與生態保育 Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Environmental Protection and Conservation
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The Beijing authorities pointed out that Hong Kong and Macau were created by a series of unequal treaties imposed on China by former foreign powers, being parts of Chinese territory occupied by the British and Portuguese; handling affairs relating to Hong Kong and Macau is purely a matter within China's sovereignty and does not fall under the general category of so-called colonies.
The document stated that Hong Kong and Macau were parts of Chinese territory occupied by the British and Portuguese rulers, and that handling the Hong Kong and Macau issue was purely a matter within China's sovereign jurisdiction, not falling under the general category of 'colonies', and therefore should not be included in the list of colonial territories covered by the anti-colonial declaration.
On 13 March 1972, China and the United Kingdom jointly issued a communiqué in Beijing, in which the British side recognized the Government of the People's Republic of China as the sole legal representative of China and regarded Taiwan as a province of China; from that day, the diplomatic representatives stationed in each other's capitals were upgraded from chargé d'affaires to ambassadors.
From 14 March 1972, visa applications by Taiwan residents, Commonwealth citizens in Taiwan, and foreign nationals wishing to travel to Hong Kong or the United Kingdom were handled by the Hong Kong Immigration Department; the British Consulate in Taipei ceased operation on the same day, with its duties transferred accordingly.
On 31 March 1972, 11 tanneries were allocated a site in Kwai Chung Area 26A by virtue of Letter B exchange entitlements, and the site was designated for offensive trades for the construction of permanent factory premises.
