1.   Nine months before this British colony returns to Chinese rule, mainland companies are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on new offices.

2.   In July next year the colony returns to Chinese rule.

3.   In July of next year, the colony returns to Chinese rule.

4.   In July next year, the colony returns to Chinese rule.

5.   The colony returns to Chinese sovereignty next July.

6.   The former British colony returned to Chinese rule four years ago, but Falun Gong remains legal in Hong Kong.

7.   The British colony returns to Chinese rule next July.