<P> The handover ceremony was held at the new wing of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on the night of 30 June 1997 . The principal British guest was Charles , Prince of Wales who read a farewell speech on behalf of the Queen . The newly appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom , Tony Blair , the British Foreign Minister , Robin Cook , the departing Hong Kong governor , Chris Patten , Chief of the Defence Staff , Charles Guthrie , Chief of the Defence Staff of the United Kingdom also attended . </P>
who was the last british royal to visit hong kong while it was under british rule
Charles , Prince of Wales