HK leader warns of 'resistance' on handover anniversary
Jul 03, 2023
Hong Kong, July 3: Hong Kong's leader said the city must guard against "destructive forces engaging in soft resistance" as it marked the 26th anniversary of its handover from British to Chinese rule on Saturday. Britain ceded the long-time colony to China in 1997 under a 50-year governance model known as "one country, two systems", which guaranteed key freedoms and a measure of autonomy. These rights-such as the freedom of assembly-set Hong Kong apart from the mainland, and July 1 was once a day of demonstrations for the city's outspoken civil society.
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