HONG KONG, June 29 (Xinhua) -- "Hong Kong's development has always pulled at my heartstrings," Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Thursday, just two days ahead of the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China.
HONG KONG, June 29 -- Chinese President Xi Jinpingmet with outgoing Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Leung Chun-ying here Thursday noon, saying the central government fully acknowledged his work during his five-year term of office. Accompanied by Leung, Xi also met with senior figures of the SAR's executive, legislative and judicial bodies on Thursday afternoon.
(file photo) The travel industry in Hong Kong has experienced explosive growth over the past 20 years. From 1997 to 2016, the number of mainland tourists to Hong Kong increased from 2.
HONG KONG, June 29 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday afternoon attended a signing ceremony for cooperation agreement on the development of the Hong Kong Palace Museum. Xi arrived here Thursday to attend celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, and the inauguration of the fifth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
