Medal of Honour (Hong Kong) medal essentially replaced the Order of the British Empire prior to 1 July 1997. Medal of Honour (Hong Kong) The Medal of Honour (Chinese: 榮譽勳章, MH) is part of the honours system in Hong Kong. It was created in 1997 to replace the British honours system after the transfer of sovereignty to the People's Republic of China and the establishment of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The Medal of Honour, is the entry level award under the Hong Kong honours system and is awarded for community service in a district or in a particular area for a long period of
1990s in Hong Kong 1990s in Hong Kong The 1990s in Hong Kong marked a transitional period and the last decade of colonial Hong Kong. The 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration paved the way for a series of changes that would facilitate the transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China (PRC). In July 1992, Chris Patten was appointed as the last British Governor of Hong Kong. By contrast with his predecessors, Sir Edward Youde and Sir David Wilson, Patten had little experience with Hong Kong or China, and spoke neither Mandarin nor Cantonese. The decade was essentially dominated by