The Sino-British Joint Declaration was signed on December 19, 1984, by then-premier Zhao Ziyang (right) and Margaret Thatcher (left), the former prime minister of Britain. Photo: Xinhua

Explainer: What is the Sino-British Joint Declaration and what does it have to do with Hong Kong’s extradition crisis?

Signed in 1984 after two years of negotiations, the joint declaration was meant to determine Hong Kong’s future
Pact is back in the news after British foreign secretary says Beijing must honour it in regard to extradition crisis

Topic | Hong Kong extradition bill

Gary Cheung

Published: 9:34pm, 4 Jul, 2019

Updated: 6:03am, 5 Jul, 2019

The Sino-British Joint Declaration was signed on December 19, 1984, by then-premier Zhao Ziyang (right) and Margaret Thatcher (left), the former prime minister of Britain. Photo: Xinhua

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Gary Cheung

Gary Cheung joined the Post in 2000, covering fields ranging from politics and the integration between Hong Kong and China. He became assistant editor-in-chief of Ming Pao in 2017 and returned to the Post the following year. He is author of Hong Kong’s Watershed: The 1967 riots (Hong Kong University Press, 2009).