1.   Hong Kong readied itself Saturday for a round-the-clock extravaganza of public and private revelry that climaxes at midnight Monday when the British colony reverts to Chinese rule.

2.   It was the first commemoration in Hong Kong of the killings around the square since the former British colony reverted to Chinese rule.

3.   The former British colony reverted to Chinese rule a year ago this week.

4.   Prince Charles will represent Queen Elizabeth II in Hong Kong in June as the colony reverts to Chinese sovereignty, Buckingham Palace announced Thursday.

5.   But a state-run newspaper in Beijing reported Friday that Hong Kong will continue to send home illegal Chinese migrants after the British colony reverts to Chinese rule.

6.   Even before the former colony reverted from British to Chinese rule two years ago, Hong Kong has always accepted migrants from the mainland for family reunions.

7.   For Hong Kong, the task is particularly pressing because it wants to close its camps before the British colony reverts to Chinese rule next year.

8.   Hong Kong will continue to return illegal Chinese migrants to the mainland after the British colony reverts to Chinese rule this summer, a top police official says.

9.   Hong Kong residents pressure Britain for citizenship before the colony reverts to China.

10.   New Secretary of State Madeleine Albright says the United States should not overreact to proposals would limit civil liberties after the British colony reverts to Chinese rule.