President Xi Jinping spoke of the central government's considerable expectations while also offering encouragement to the new Chief Executive and key figures in the government, legislature and judiciary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The president did this by citing three classical Chinese quotes. These gems of Chinese wisdom are:
When Hong Kong celebrated the 20th anniversary of its return to the motherland on Saturday, it stood at a new starting point.
President Xi Jinping's three-day visit to Hong Kong ended on a high note on July 1. He attended a gathering to mark the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and swore in the new Chief Executive and principal officials of the fifth-term Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.
As part of China, the HKSAR's importance as a super-connector, linking China and the world extends beyond fostering commercial ties to exchanging art and culture. Buoyed by the enhanced connectivity - both in physical and digital realms - the city is a world leader in attracting capital, resources and knowledge from around the globe to pass through its ports.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area promises increased prosperity and more choices for talents across the 11-city cluster, reports Shadow Li.
Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor writes 'one country, two systems' has been at the heart of the SAR's success in the past 20 years and will continue to power its prosperity over the next 20 years and more
Apart from swearing in the leadership team of the fifth-term Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and conveying the central government's best wishes to the SAR on the 20th anniversary of its establishment, President Xi Jinping also delivered a significant message during his three-day trip to the SAR: Ensuring successful implementation of "one country, two systems" in Hong Kong is a vital component of the Chinese Dream.
Tung Chee-hwa believes city is ready to move forward following a period of stagnation
As someone who has been closely involved in the drafting and implementation of the Basic Law of Hong Kong since the 1980s, the 20th anniversary of its implementation holds special significance. It is time to review its original intentions, its performance in the past 20 years and its likely trajectory going forward.
Two decades into the reunification with the country Hong Kong is still very much the destination of choice to do business and start a business, and the regional services hub to procure professional and financial services, despite the economic and political challenges we have faced during the interim.
Hong Kong has made significant contributions to the renminbi internationalization effort in the past two decades, with the city's mature, robust financial system acting as a lever in the process.
Hong Kong's retail business made a quantum leap in the decade that followed the fateful onset of the SARS epidemic (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) in early 2003 that almost brought the industry to its knees.
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