John Lee, town chief of Hong Kong, introduced on Monday that China will current town with a pair of big pandas to commemorate the twenty seventh anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese language management.
The pandas are anticipated to reach throughout the subsequent few months, marking a major milestone because the metropolis’s handover from British rule in 1997. Underneath the “One Nation, Two Methods” precept, Hong Kong was assured a excessive diploma of autonomy and the upkeep of essential freedoms following its switch to China.
In a public assertion, John emphasised that this gesture “absolutely demonstrates (China’s) care and help for our metropolis” and fulfils a “constitutional duty and historic mission.” He additionally counseled Article 23, a domestically developed safety regulation that coexists with a nationwide safety regulation applied by Beijing in 2020.
Lee claimed that his insurance policies have led to a “substantial rise within the registered variety of property transactions and a secure property market.” He additional added that town’s GDP can surpass the earlier yr’s 3.3% development and should attain 2.5% to three.5% this yr.
Prior to now, July 1 was historically a day marked by civil society demonstrations all through Hong Kong. Nonetheless, these pro-democracy protests, which typically turned violent, had been suppressed by the authorities. The South China Morning Submit reported that town deployed greater than 4,000 law enforcement officials on Monday.
The pandas are anticipated to reach throughout the subsequent few months, marking a major milestone because the metropolis’s handover from British rule in 1997. Underneath the “One Nation, Two Methods” precept, Hong Kong was assured a excessive diploma of autonomy and the upkeep of essential freedoms following its switch to China.
In a public assertion, John emphasised that this gesture “absolutely demonstrates (China’s) care and help for our metropolis” and fulfils a “constitutional duty and historic mission.” He additionally counseled Article 23, a domestically developed safety regulation that coexists with a nationwide safety regulation applied by Beijing in 2020.
Lee claimed that his insurance policies have led to a “substantial rise within the registered variety of property transactions and a secure property market.” He additional added that town’s GDP can surpass the earlier yr’s 3.3% development and should attain 2.5% to three.5% this yr.
Prior to now, July 1 was historically a day marked by civil society demonstrations all through Hong Kong. Nonetheless, these pro-democracy protests, which typically turned violent, had been suppressed by the authorities. The South China Morning Submit reported that town deployed greater than 4,000 law enforcement officials on Monday.
