British-Ruled Territory Returned to China in 1999

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Tracking Time, Group 1053, Puzzle 5 (Horologium).

Question is: British-Ruled Territory Returned to China in 1999

and the answer is: HONGKONG

Word Meaning:

HONG — (obsolete) past of hang

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