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[edit] Licensing

This work is copyrighted and unlicensed. It does not fall into one of the blanket fair use categories listed at Wikipedia:Fair use#Images or Wikipedia:Fair use#Audio_clips. However, it is believed that the use of this work in the articles "1997", "British overseas territories", and "The handover ceremony of Hong Kong in 1997"

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where no free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information
on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Fair use and Wikipedia:Copyrights.

To the uploader: please add a detailed fair use rationale for each use, as described on Wikipedia:Image description page, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.

[edit] Fair Use Rationale for 1997

This a photo of one of the unique historical events of 1997.
The material should not be used in a manner that would likely replace the original market role of the original copyrighted media.
No free equivalent is currently available or could be created that would adequately give the same information.
The image is of low resolution, which does not interfere with commercial distribution of higher-quality images.
The image used for educational and informational purposes by Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization.

[edit] Fair Use Rationale for British overseas territories

This a photo of a unique historical event in which Hong Kong is no longer part of the British Overseas Territories; a defining part of history of these territories.
The material should not be used in a manner that would likely replace the original market role of the original copyrighted media.
No free equivalent is currently available or could be created that would adequately give the same information.
The image is of low resolution, which does not interfere with commercial distribution of higher-quality images.
The image used for educational and informational purposes by Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization.

[edit] Fair Use Rationale for The handover ceremony of Hong Kong in 1997

This a photo of the historical handover ceremony of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China.
The material should not be used in a manner that would likely replace the original market role of the original copyrighted media.
No free equivalent is currently available or could be created that would adequately give the same information.
The image is of low resolution, which does not interfere with commercial distribution of higher-quality images.
The image used for educational and informational purposes by Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization.

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