Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Hong Kong to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the former British colony’s return to China as well as the inauguration of the city’s new leader, John Lee.
Due to the Covid-19 epidemic, Xi’s trip by high-speed rail is his first to the city since 2017 and his first known trip outside of mainland China in over two years.
Among those who greeted Xi at the train station were outgoing leader Carrie Lam and her husband.
Authorities deployed heavy security around the train station where Xi arrived and conducted stop-and-search operations,…
