The emergency regulations ordinance, created by British authorities to break up port strikes in 1922, had not been used for over half a century, and never since the handover of Hong Kong to Chinese rule in 1997.
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Handover
Synonyms for "handover" (30 found)
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Noun(6 words)
Strong matches (9)
Related words (15)
Noun(14 words)
p wave energy releasedpass alongpass onrelinquishrenditionsroamteam changeovertransfertransfer amounttransfer responsibilitytransferringtransfersunhandingyield the floor
Verb(1 words)
take over
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11 entriesdocumentation handoverequipment handoverhandover of documentshandover protocolinformation handovernursing handoverpass along responsibilitypatient handoverproject handovershift handovertransfer ownership
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12 entriesclassroom handoverequipment handoverhand over controlhand over documentshand over informationhand over powerhand over responsibilitieshand over the reinshandover checklisthandover formhandover processproject handover
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The daytime team got an urgent handover from the afterhours department.
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Haz sits in the trailer for 10 hours straight, eyes trained on the patrons. If he sees the makings of a drug deal or a fight, he notifies the club’s in-house security by walkie-talkie. It amazes him how indiscreet drug dealers can be—with the bulges in their socks and their melodramatic handovers—despite the presence of security guards.
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