Hong Kong Handover Sunset Farewell Ceremony & Parade
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- čas přidán 24. 01. 2017
- 30 June 1997
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An extended version including the speech by Chris Patten and Nimrod from the Enigma Variations is here:
• 1997香港回歸 - 英方告別儀式 (Par...
Who’s still watching in 2024? The end of the most glorious era of Hong Kong. Long live the Queen! Long live British Hong Kong!
Me, been very busy on that tearful night back in June 30, 1997. Because I was working at the old Kai Tak International Airport then and had no time at all watching this colorful event. God Bless The King!😅❤
Didnt she die?
Me too the memorable farewell ceremony never ever seen again
Me
Me
Rest in peace Brigadier Alasdair Louden, as some of you may know was the Commander for the Parade. He passed away 10 years ago at the age of 56. Rest in peace.
May his soul be in a good place, best wishes
My boss RIP sir
Yet you don’t say rest in peace to commander Floyd and Comrade Breonna why?
@@MichaelJ44 sorry but what have they got to do with this video or topic in anyway???
he has a linkedin account
Brought tears to my eyes. God save the Queen and long live Hong Kong 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Hong Kong has been taken over now sadly and so will we be soon
@@juliemacnab3246 Taiwan?
A year later, it’s dead already
yes brought tears to my eyes too but loook at how things are now a year later there and here
God save George Floyd !
It's almost feels like a funeral
It does a funeral of Hong Kong.
Just like those people who got a unrecoverable disease. They hold a funeral and call their friends and relatives in order to farewell before they got worst.
Mohammad Fachrezi shut up you idiot
Mohammad Fachrezi if you don’t like the western nations you live in who do and should accept you, please return to wherever you came from.
@@mfachrezi2802 silence fool. We've probably invaded you at least once.
@@MrRooibos123 hahaha and now uk became us puppet
who's watching in 2020?
I am
and me too...
Watching at exactly 30 June, the time and date of this beating retreat.
Watching on 30 June 2020 from London
me too
Even mother nature weeped at the end of the Empire. Plus that singing of the crowd as the parade marches off to auld lang syne.
yes and look now
The British Empire still lives today!
not over there are still 14 colonies
@@davidatkins1418 it’s currently the United Kingdom
That was for certain tears of joy. After all, a place taken away at gunpoint finally restored to her rightful and lawful owner
When I was young, my mother took me to see the Queen's Birthday military parade. I was excited. I was happy.
you were brainwashed
@@touloncozzetti-stopfensmat5479 Says the Chinese Communist troll.
Pliam961 communist never killed hongkong people but you British colony did, you guys gonna burn in hell.
@@AlmightyAaron0423 Hong Kong wouldn't be the economic powerhouse today and various economic studies show that Xi and his cronies are running Hong Kong into the ground. Hong Kong was nothing until we British came along. Absolutely nothing.
Do yourself a favor Communist dog and fuck off back to Beijing.
@@Pliam961 Sure China was nothing before english came to put civilization to move on, sure LOL
I am nostalgic about the British. Their pomp is excellent.
The Commander of the parade was excellent as well as the bands leaders..
loosers lost everything
I'm proud to be British 🇬🇧
I too.
nice music I agree, shame about the politics...corrrupt to the core
I got depressed from watching this. Seeing all this greatness in the past wither, that it’ll never come back again.
No sadly, those days have gone now I feel the same way you do
Such an historic event. Watching on 2023.
45:07 I cannot imagine how the girl felt about the handover. She seemed very depressed. If I was a student back then, I would have been very confused and sad about the handover
@Happy_ _wolf was it her? you showed her the video?
The woman behind is very happy
I bet the Brits back a 100 years ago never thought that the Chinese would actually take the Hong Kong territories back.
Yes we did....we abide by agreements....the lease of Hong Kong to us british was 99 years.
After that the agreement was Hong Kong Macau and the territories would return to China.
An agreement made must be honoured because without the rule of law and the adherence to international law....then their is only chaos.
mijachin certainly not, they thought 99 years = forever! But the Chinese, then a nuclear armed power, took it seriously and literally 🤣
@@hongyaohome we have more nukes than China. .....
But that's not the point
The point is......an agreement for a 99 year lease lapses after 99 years
Then China was legally entitled to
Regain sovereignty.
We in Britain abide by international law... ..we realise ignoring legalities over Hong Kong makes sovereignty over the Falklands
Questionable.
In addition....Britain a permanent member of the Un and a permanent security council member will always adhere to international law....
It's a pity others do not behave in the same manner.
@@caractacusbrittania7442 shut the fuck up
I had a semester in an international school, we were told to introduce ourselves (name and what country we were from) the students from Macau would say they were from China. But the HK students would always proudly say HK.
That’s me at 2.53 funny watching it all again after 27 years. Boy did it rain that night.
Absolutely amazing. Love that they played Rhythm of My Heart. A fitting song for such an occasion
Beautiful music, can't stop watching this over and over.
Same
The day of the end of hong kong
thanks for uploading, this is the best and most detailed farewell parade I have ever seen
God save the Queen. British Hong Kong has passed. But it will never be forgotten by those of us who lived there and experienced it.
Xi Chen 中国人快滚回墙内去，别出来丢人现眼。
be safe
be safe
That was the day when Hong Kong came back from the dead. When the citizens of Hong Kong stop living as second class citizens in our city.
When their empire has come to the end, the Brits know how to bow out gracefully.
watching this now really hits me were it hurts. stay strong HK
The End was the best part of the ceremony
Especially the music with the bagpipes was awesome with the people singing too!
Also Auld Lang Syne
Which part
when they played sunset: tears streamed down my cheeks! the arrangement could be a church hymn in its own right
The hymn played was ' The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, is ended '. It was followed by the last post. Such as sad moment for Hong Kong !
Yat Hei Cheng it was definitely sunset that was played after the hymn you refer to
Its not shown in this clip but when the orchestra plays Edward Elgars adagio you can see Chris Patten breaking down in tears such a beautiful piece and you can feel his sadness.
It is a hymn
@@juliemacnab3246where can we find the hymn words please
Love the slow marching of Auld Lang Syne. I hope all those in the parade will always remember us.
Same, so dramatic and emotional, my favourite part of the parade. My dad first showed this to me and I think it's also such a good version of auld lang syne. It makes me nostalgic for the end of an age even though the parade happened before I was born. I truly wish the best for Hong Kong and that they may remember us fondly in spite of our shortcomings. God save us all.
What a good old days.,HK people will never forget the great works from British。
good luck with that
Charles looked so sad, an so am i
Charles himself like Hong Kong very much ever since his very first visit in 1969.He skipped down the stairs from the aeroplane as if he has arrived home.
Prince Charles joke with me in Cantonese when he first visited Hong Kong in 1969.He was a free and 'untame' bachelor at that time !
Joe Harris same here
Who cares how Charlie big ears looked any way. Another colony lost, yeah man no longer under pommy rule.
well, you should.
it’s not your land then it will never be
wooooah
always the best presentation
Handover day here, 12 am, watching this
It was a very very sad day! Even the weather shed tears
That's the world class marching band, and the soldiers did it in pouring rain. It's not like Trooping the Colour, but it's mint. Also noting the colourful (quite yellowish) umbrella... coincidence?
I turn to view this parade about once a week to see what I missed.
Frankie Leung I am proud of my birth certificate has a British Hong Kong badge on it rather than a ventilation fan logo
Thought I was the only one. You can never see it too many times.
You are not alone...
Even the sky was crying for the loss of Hong Kong
I remember me and my family cheering on that day.
@@stevensudragor Well see what that got us into today
Poopsiedoodles :P 2 decades later, China is a lot stronger and developed + wages have increased.
I live in Shenzhen and now I can travel to zhuhai in 45 mins. Hk has been the most free economy since.
I'm happy. It's some unemployed hkers that are sour that my next door city has developed significantly in the last 2 decades and richer than theirs 😋
@@stevensudragor The thing is that I'm not a brain dead anti-CCP Chinese, the thing is that China no longer respects our liberty due to our growing insignificance in the Chinese economy. We were able to retain self-rule for this many years only because of our economic development in comparison to China. Seeing how our neighbouring cities are growing, we don't matter as much anymore and so they take every opportunity to convert us into a CCP controlled city. This would eventually happen because of our agreement but I do not agree with their actions of swiftening this process.
you right
Good it rained that day. Hid a lot of tears
The best performance of the RAF March past happened here. 30th June 1997
Only because Alan mcewan beasted the navy and raf because they were drill pigs
If it were not for decolonization, many countries such as South Africa would now live in liberal financial wealth, but now they are poor dictatorships with high crime rates. But it was possible to admit the mistakes of infringement of the local population and give autonomy but at the same time preserve the empire
I don't remember watching this at the time, so it is great to see it now after all these years. What a wonderful spectacle, so proud of all the British men and women. Gives me goosebumps to watch. My late brother was in the royal navy, so that part made my eyes water remembering him.
Tradition and Style who can do it better? The Brit's at there best
Caledoni，
Caledonia hell yeah we are
It is under the Brits that Cantonese REMAINS Cantonese.
South Africans _were_ better.
Aye.....I'm English. ...but the pipers were fantastic.....the ending with the children singing to the pipers and massed bands,was without doubt very emotional and awe inspiring.
Those children would be in mid thirties now....and I'll wager they remember every sound smell
And feel of an extrordinary event.
God I love this footage makes me wish I were British this is how it's done folks
To be British, just drink a lot of tea and be homosexual.
@@jake8855 wow, you obviously know nothing about the British!
@@jake8855 🤡
I love how everyone cheers on the Black Watch at 15:30!
What a fantastic Regiment.Some History.🏴🇬🇧
well how could you not? The Black Watch are the BOYZ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Infamous lot they are. The men that have served under em were brave souls. May they rest in peace and lest we forget.
@@YARROWS9 No scotland flag should be beside them, they’re british soldiers in a british regiment and anyone from anywhere can join. They were formed to police Scotland for the british crown. Anti-scottish regiment.
@@XxAce670xX Better read it yourself to be honest. They have a long and distinguished history.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42nd_Regiment_of_Foot
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Watch
ATV has also died...
They died on 2 April 2016
34:30 you came for this. *TEARS FLOW*
Rhyme of the heart is the most important of this Farewell
Is it just me or do I see some of the soldiers cry when 'Auld Lang Syne' is played?
I guess it's a rainy day so even if some servicemen on parade cried , we wouldn't notice as it could be just raindrop
I personally know a few of them in this parade. Historically significant this may be, to them this is just another job and another posting. They were tired and were on a tight schedule to catch their flight out of HK after the parade. The military doesn’t get emotional over something like this.
Mike Chavepeyer looks like rain/sweat tbh, maybe a few were but they probably weren’t sad about this as like someone posted above, it was just another posting.
Whilst it was most likely rain and sweat, i know some were actually crying because a lot of them had spent years there on postings and to see one of the final acts of the Empire is enough to break any hard hearted men.
Of course, we still have 14 bits of the Empire left so it still hasn't set on us yet
one cannot sing Auld Lang Syne without a tear in your eye, it's a wonderful song
ㅜㅡㅜ 지금의 홍콩을 보니 너무 슬프다.
It's sad leaving things you love
Beautiful music and drill🎉🎉😊
Memories are the saddest things
an elegant farewell
The glorious Royal Salute
20:04
i cry when i watched Prince Charles get in to the car
He's a lizard
It’s hard to imagine how a person turned from a British National to a Chinese national over a course of 1 day
29:39 this piece makes my cry
"Sunset".
What’s the music called?
@@liamski1000 "Sunset". Tear-jerking piece.
And so passes the British Empire into the annals of history
RIP
RESPECT! God save the Queen... Love & light from Brazil 🇩🇲
That ain't the Brazil flag! That is domican flag
WTF, that ain't the Brazilian flag you dumb f#ck.
@@hamstereatsbanana5042 Do you believe that Bozo?
I love Scot tunes and kilts.
1:01 Grenadiers is forever the best marching piece
Strawberryknight Auld Lang Syne is the most impressive one
Hongda Xu What is the time stamp for it?
Gods Boys we love them
34:48 here it is
7:13
SCOTLAND THE BRaaaaaaaaaaaaaaave.
Some in HK are still yearning for Scottish Rain
I remember this when I was 13. Remember it pissing down.
It's the Rhythm of my Heart.
Who is watching in 2022? Ironically, today is a rainy day just like 25 years ago
In ceremonies like this, I almost always expect to hear some Colour Sergeant saying to the assembled formation...
"Wait for it...!"
I really miss those good days
I’m watching again and again in the year 2021, time flies what can I say
God Save the Queen.
I miss the British.
Don't we all?
@@frankieleung2215 Disgusting
97交接当晚老天爷的大风大雨已预示香港的未来。
Tianemen Square
@@user-gr5mr6cb2v 傻B，滚回去看你的新闻联播
yi ke 风雨之后是彩虹
BADU GM spell it right, “tiananmen”
Yes, it is a funeral for the democracy and freedom for the people’s of Hong Kong
sadly yes
yes and more are to go, please write back
Democracy? They were ruled by a governor appointed by that old bag the queen.
@@jake8855 yet they had more democracy when they were rule by the british than now
@@johnsolamillo Not true at all. Local leaders are now elected. Under British rule it was nothing more than the old bag's private property. Of course, if you're one of those dopes who are suddenly obsessed with China because they're the focus of american propaganda now, you'll side with the brits, but to say it was more democratic under the UK is not true.
British barracks are now occupied by the PLA garrison but it is very nice to see some fine pipe and drum bands and British style military bands still exist , police , fire service and so on . been to HK in 1988 ,1991 ,2011 ,and 2017 , its a GREAT place
Great, Britons! 🇩🇪🇬🇧! Greetings from Berlin, Germany, Gerd Becker, OTL d. R.
after 25 years, still raining, but without glory.
Anyone knows the title of the tune/march played at 10:20? A variant of this tune was played at the 1990 scottish division retreat ceremony but I was never able to catch the name of the tune. TIA
Even the heavens cried
I searched for "hong kong's downfall" and this is one of the videos that popped up lol.
The glorious era.has gone to nowhere but no land can compare to Hong Kong in her splendid days.
We're sorry, Hong Kong. We should never have left you.
Scott Mairs
The Brits had no choice but to do so
If they did stay a war could have happen but alt history is fun
Well I'm glad that you did leave. Hk citizens were third class citizens compared to the British pommies. No more. Nowadays, there is no foriegn British beuacratic hegamony and returned fully back. To its original owners.
@@michaelsudragor had you ask wich china had gave hong kong to britain and wich china claim hong kong?
joseph mak??? qing empire is the government that gave hk to the British
And the British gave it to China, who claimed hk and importantly they are the ones who can take it from the British via hard force if they tried to overstay their lease. .
The pouring of affection
R.I.P British Empire 1603-1997
well, Bermuda is nice and still there as are the B.V.I. particularly for those with money to spend (or hide).
@@jackmorrison7379 an island with 15,000 people doesnt mean jack shit hong kong was englands biggest city
Their are still 14 overseas territories under british rule
The Falklands, ascension,
Anguilla,Bermuda,
British antarctic territories
British Indian ocean territories
British virgin islands
British cayman islands
Gibraltar
And
Diego garcia (which we have leased to the usa)
In addition britain maintains its bases on Cyprus at akrotiri
In Oman,in the uae,
In addition,agreements are in place for british Honduras
Plus a dozen African nations.
And most commonwealth nations.
It would be no difficult feat to resurrect a global mutual alliance of ex empire countries if the political class in this country grew a backbone.
China understands full well the coming global scramble for resources,and builds islands to claim territorial waters,marine life,and mineral rights.
In 25 years this is what will become the war of domination.
Where the Common law is used , where the British Empire stands. (From China Mainland）
John Morrison Bermuda is currently rumored to be handed over to the USA by 2050
Me and i was there that day marching Royal Navy
I wonder if any of the soldiers that were in this parade are still in the military
Probably some of them (those Fusiliers infantry) wasted their lives in Iraq; thanks to Tony Blair's scheme with GW Bush about WMD...
Actually the Black Watch (who represent the Army march past) which became The Royal Regiment of Scotland thanks to the war mongerer Blair hope he rots in hell.
I think most of them retired.
Well, it was 21 years ago so I'd say not too many. Being a Perthshire lad, I was immensely proud to see our regiment The Black Watch represent the army in the handover.
They are Begging for bred at The London City Mission or in jail.
All seems very apt on this grim 5th July morning in the UK
There is no finer fighting infantry man than the men of the Black Watch. They are warrior poets!! 🏴Scotland my land. Alba gu bràth! 💙
Keith William MacHendry Also Scots Guards
The Black watch were formed to police the scottish highlands for the BRITISH crown. They’re an anti-scottish regiment. Alba gu bràth means “scotland forever”. The black hearts are not Scotland forever, they’re Britain forever. Formed by the brits, for the brits.
@@rmac8378 Clearly you know hee haw about the regiment, it was formed after the union of 1707 & they were Gaelic speaking highlanders. Do some research & you will understand the actual facts. By the way, what's with the green saltire, you Irish? Aye, you probably are or a half-baked version. The flag of Scotland is blue & has been for over a thousand years . Steamer!
@@KeithWilliamMacHendrythe falklands are 8000 miles from Scotland, the fuck were the doing there? Agents of the british crown. I couldn’t give a fuck if the first ones spoke gaelic, back then, offer poor people 3 meals a day and a wage you’ve got a ready soldier who’ll turn his back on his own country
Do anyone know what is played at 45:35 ??
the end of empire
No - still another 28 countries as the head of state. Even still, the Empire ended way before that.
Its now the CW.
Long dead... when the yanks took all credits in WWII and when Britain became puppet to the yanks. I thought UKIP could have done something right; it just turned out to be tools of dumb individuals.
Strawberryknight lol. UKIP wants UK to work with United States more than Europe. You need a group that is willing to stand strong against the United States. The issue is not the EU but the United States.
The start of another empire, that is history lad.
Britain started decolonisation since they loss India and we people of Hong Kong are so spoiled by our adoptive British Parents.They gave us all the good stuffs their own country people longing to have. We are the very first in the British Territory to have Peak Tram.Just imagine this highly sophisticated technological miracle in the 1880's started in a land hardly known to many in the 19th century.We are also the first to have automatic door for public buses in the 1960's.
starting the evening June 30, it poured sheets of rain for 3 days without stop
and into the clutches of beast that had already shown what it is willing to do to it's citizens if they step out of line (remember 1989).
This year also raining
At 29:39, the Music just cuts right into me!
so touching
Anyone know what the music is at 34:55 ? thank you in advance
Auld Lang Syne
desmond ho thank you very much been trying to figure out what it is for ages :)
Auld Lang Syne
Does anyone know the name of the song at 8:56?
Glasgow city police pipers
Just realized Brian Blessed is the commentator 😂
what is the song called at 15:35 when the scotts march in ?! thank you ;-)
Highland Laddie, you might see it written as "Hielan Laddie".
Highland Laddie.. Always one of my favorites..
DutchTiger1981 They’re brits, not scots. They’re in british army with a british flag in british uniform
I love hilenders and bag pipes
The bagpipes are the instrument of emotion and soul.
The saddest day of Hong Kong 😪
Letitia Wong Martinez I don't understand why is that?
@@staraptorflock3661 the fall of democracy and the British empire
King Charles XII Of sweden Over the last 2 years I have learned
And Chris Patten didn't have the decency to wear his Governors uniform.
Rex Hunt wore his when he faced the Argies.
👇2021 still watching
Some great British fighting units in this. The RAF, The Royal Marines,The Royal Navy,The Gurkhas and the legendary Black Watch Regiment.
Hong Kong Phooey and Scots Guards
@@hongdaxu6169 Oh yeah the Band of the Scots Guards. Missed them👍
25:58 ‘We have no doubt Hong Kong people will run Hong Kong, as the joint declaration promises...’
OHHHHH the irony... sadly the British don’t know that promises don’t stick when made to communists & liars... if only we can flick the switch and make this line come true.
They probably thought 50 years would be enough time for the CCP to ease up and become less tyrannical.
@@lucaslimo what they probably tought was that communist rule would have handed by 50 years later hopefully
well we will all be watching very soon, poor people of HK bring them here
now it's all gone quiet. very worrying for the people in Hong Kong and my prayers are with them
The glory of the Empire is eternal!
34:48 Saddest Auld Lang syne ever .
Definitely not
I hope this never happens in australia
Justin As a Hongkongese, hope Australian keep aware and stay away with China, where they got, where the disaster happens
As an OZ I had the same wish. Long live Australia.
Stop the immigration!!
If you keep letting in asians without limit eventually they will outnumber Australians and get rid of the crown
@@UnwaryThunder9and Canada, UK, NZ
Here, from Brazil
Wow, I think that was Brian Blessed as the announcer. 21:19. Youusa needa ussa bongo?
P.S. I kid, I know he's a classically trained actor who's been in loads of films and stage productions, my particular favourite was him in Henry V.
Even the sky was crying that night.