71.   Lee saved his most bitter words for Tung, whom he accused of presiding over an erosion in democracy and human rights under Chinese sovereignty.

72.   Lee said government officials have told him that not a single garrison vehicle has been checked at the border since the return of Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty.

73.   Ma has expressed hopes that Hong Kong will prosper under Chinese sovereignty, three and a half years after Britain returned its former colony to China.

74.   Macau was returned to Chinese sovereignty last December after more than four centuries of Portuguese administration.

75.   Mrs. Chan, who is Chinese, is one of several people tipped to replace Patten as chief executive when Hong Kong becomes a semi-autonomous region under Chinese sovereignty.

76.   Nine candidates, including two prominent bankers, are vying for the leadership of Macau after this Portuguese enclave reverts to Chinese sovereignty in December.

77.   Property stocks extended gains in late trading after Financial Secretary Donald Tsang introduced tax concessions to home mortgage holders in his first budget under Chinese sovereignty.

78.   Pro-democracy politicians in Hong Kong, which reverted from British to Chinese sovereignty last year, have also been denied entry to China.

79.   SAR stands for Special Administrative Region, as Hong Kong will be called after the British colony becomes a semiautonomous enclave under Chinese sovereignty.

80.   Sing Tao said the restrictions on demonstrations should be lifted once Hong Kong had settled into life under Chinese sovereignty.