A gelatin silver print is bound with string and sealed in wax, presenting itself as a perishable object marked by an expiration date tied to the handover of Hong Kong from British to Chinese rule on 1 July 1997. Huang Yong Ping uses the mundane language of consumer goods—best-before dates and miniature confections—to frame a momentous political transition as something disposable and time-limited. The work quietly questions notions of sovereignty, cultural identity, and the shelf life of colonial power.