HONG KONG, July 1 (Xinhua) -- A meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) began here Friday morning. The national anthem of the People's Republic of China was played and sung.
HONG KONG, July 1 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping is attending a meeting held here Friday morning to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, is present at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, where the events are held.
BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Trade between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Chinese mainland has surged more than sixfold since the region's return to the motherland 25 years ago, official data showed. From 1997 to 2021, the value of trade between the SAR and the mainland increased 6.
HONG KONG, June 30 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that his heart and that of the central government are "always with the Hong Kong compatriots," in a speech delivered upon arrival in the special administrative region. This is Xi's second visit to Hong Kong as Chinese president, and one that has gained widespread international attention.