On 29th June, People's Daily published an article under the byline of Ren Zhongping to summarize Hong Kong's brilliant achievements over the last 20 years after its return to the motherland. The following is an abstract translation of the article: The past 20 years since China resumed exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong on July 1, 1997 proved the "one country, two systems" guideline as a gigantic success.
NEW YORK, June 28 -- With the full support of the central government in Beijing, "One Country, Two Systems" puts Hong Kong in a prime position to capture the economic opportunities arising from the reform, development and opening-up of the Chinese mainland, said Clement Leung, Hong Kong Commissioner to the United States. While making full use of the opportunities, Hong Kong can still retain its autonomy to make its own laws and determine its own trade and economic policies, he noted.
HONG KONG, June 29 -- "Passionate, creative, unique." These are the three words that fashion designer Jessica Lau, 33, used to describe young creatives in Hong Kong.
HONK KONG, June 29 (Xinhua) -- On his first trip outside Beijing after becoming general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee in late 2012, Xi Jinping laid flowers before a statue of late leader Deng Xiaoping on a hillside in Shenzhen, which neighbors Hong Kong. Coming down the hill, a journalist from Hong Kong asked Xi, "General Secretary, do you have anything to say to your Hong Kong compatriots?" Xi's answer was short but powerful, "Hong Kong will prosper.
