Made in China VS Made in Hong Kong

[yojoeEllijay]

So, I'm still learing everyday somthing new about gi joes. This is one I have yet to learn so please help. What is the diffrence between the two if any. I have some figures that say hong kong and some say china what's the deal?

Thanks

[bluebikerboy1]

I Noticed The Same Thing And Have Wondered This. Are They Varients Or Something?

[Patrick A. Riley]

I asked this here a while ago when I noticed I had Annihilators made in each place. They're nothing special

[Scrapiron-Scavanger]

If I remember correctly, around that time there was some great change in the governemnt and it became completely controlled by china, essentally a province.

[code red shockwave]

I had two of my Battle Corps Muskrat figures have on the back of their waists say, "Made in Singapore".

[Patrick A. Riley]

If I remember correctly, around that time there was some great change in the governemnt and it became completely controlled by china, essentally a province.

That was in 1997, when Great Britain's leased ended

This has been seen on figures made before then