1.   At the ceremony Sharon vowed to double the Jewish population of the Heights to ensure that the territory never returned to Syria.

2.   With the territory returning to Chinese rule next Monday, traders are betting mainland companies are on a shopping spree to boost their role in Hong Kong business.

3.   The territory returns to Chinese rule next year.

4.   Tourism, responsible for one in every eight jobs in Hong Kong, has suffered since the territory returned to Chinese rule a year ago.

5.   He said he hoped human rights as well as the law and the differences among people will be respected when the territory returns to Chinese rule.

6.   The British territory returns to Chinese sovereignty in July next year.

7.   The incidents have again thrown the spotlight on the lure of Hong Kong, even though the territory will return to Chinese rule in less than two years.