China's Xi to preside over muted Hong Kong handover anniversary

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HONG KONG: Chinese leader Xi Jinping was set to preside on Friday (Jul 1) over tightly choreographed celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover from Britain, with once annual demonstrations silenced and a massive security presence in force. Xi's two-day visit, which will also see him

Those coming into the president's orbit - from the schoolchildren who welcomed him at the train station to the highest-ranking government officials - have been made to limit their social contacts, take daily PCR tests and spend days in a quarantine hotel.Xi was expected to go back to Shenzhen in mainland China overnight.

More than 10 members and volunteers of the League of Social Democrats - one of Hong Kong's few remaining opposition groups - were told by police not to protest. Authorities have sought to portray an image of public support for the celebrations, with signs proclaiming a new era of"stability, prosperity, opportunity" ubiquitous throughout the city.

In the city's Victoria Park, the football pitches which used to be the gathering point for July 1 march-goers are being used for a display celebrating the anniversary.

 

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