<prompt> Translate the following text to SwahiliIronically, as the handover approached, the British granted the Hong Kong Chinese more political autonomy than they had done since the colony was founded, including such democratic reforms as elections to the Legislative Council.  <response>: Kwa kushangaza, wakati wa kuhamishwa, Waingereza waliwapa Wachina wa Hong Kong uhuru zaidi wa kisiasa kuliko walivyokuwa wamefanya tangu koloni ilianzishwa, ikiwa ni pamoja na mageuzi ya kidemokrasia kama vile uchaguzi wa Baraza la Sheria. 