Expatriates in Hong Kong (from L) Samantha England from Wellington, New Zealand, Melanie Griffiths f..,...

Expatriates in Hong Kong (from L) Samantha England from Wellington, New Zealand, Melanie Griffiths from London, England and Cathryn Vanderwalt from Sydney, Australia dressed up as Chinese communist "Red Guards" chat with Sofia Rybkowski from Colorado, USA who holds a portrait of the Princess of Wales, before attending a masquerade marking the British colony which is to be handed over to China in one year's time, June 29. About 300 foreigners working here attended the party, dressing themselves up as British and Chinese figures. Hong Kong will revert to China at the midnight of June 30, 1997 after 155 years of colonial rule.