<P> The handover ceremony was held at the new wing of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on the night of 30 June 1997 . The principal British guest was Charles , Prince of Wales who read a farewell speech on behalf of the Queen . The newly appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom , Tony Blair , the British Foreign Minister , Robin Cook , the departing Hong Kong governor , Chris Patten , Chief of the Defence Staff , Charles Guthrie , Chief of the Defence Staff of the United Kingdom also attended . </P>
<P> The handover ceremony was held at the new wing of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on the night of 30 June 1997 . The principal British guest was Charles , Prince of Wales who read a farewell speech on behalf of the Queen . The newly appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom , Tony Blair , the British Foreign Minister , Robin Cook , the departing Hong Kong governor , Chris Patten , Chief of the Defence Staff , Charles Guthrie , Chief of the Defence Staff of the United Kingdom also attended . </P>
who was the last british royal to visit hong kong while it was under british rule
who was the last british royal to visit hong kong while it was under british rule
Charles , Prince of Wales
Charles , Prince of Wales