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Originally Posted by Tribesman
No it wasn't, I suggest you check the terms of the leases and which territories they covered.
You will no doubt note that the walled city in the new territories was never leased to Britain and that Hong Kong island itself and the land south of the new territories were not under lease from China.
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Besides that, you also have the fact that the citizens of Hong Kong never stood up as one body & stated publicly that they wished to remain a British dependancy, something that the Falklands have been doing for decades.
Another point (& it's a big one) Hong Kong wasn't first settled by the British, unlike the Falklands.