Farewell to Britannia is a short piece of news that Zhou Shuchun and others recorded the moment of Hong Kong's return. ?

The return of Hong Kong is an epoch-making event for the Chinese nation. 1The handover ceremony of Hong Kong's political power on July 6, 997 attracted the attention of the world's major media. In order to record this great event, four Xinhua News Agency reporters Qi Xin worked together to describe this unforgettable moment truly and accurately.

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Among many reports about the return of Hong Kong, Farewell to Britannia is the most unique one. The author did not write how solemn the handover ceremony was, nor how excited people were to celebrate the return. Instead, it chose the angle of British evacuation and put the last governor's departure from Hong Kong on the British yacht Britannia in a historical background, which further highlighted the historical significance of this event.

There are three main points in the introduction of this newsletter.

One is that after the landing of the British flag, Prince Charles and Governor Patten will return home on the "Britannia". "Britannia" will finally complete the task of picking up the British prince and governor to evacuate. This gives Britannia a symbolic meaning.

The second is to reveal the main idea of the full text, that is, the British Mizi Flag, which has been flying in Hong Kong for 156, is about to be lowered and Hong Kong is about to return.

Thirdly, the introduction ends in time, which lays the foundation for the time sequence of the main body of communication.