As Chinese leader Xi Jinping left Hong Kong after a rare visit to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the city's handover from Britain, reactions to his speech ranged from deeming it 'reassuring' to terming his stance 'delusional'.
China's leader Xi Jinping marked the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return with a speech that emphasised Beijing's control over the former British colony under its vision of "one country, two systems".As Chinese leader Xi Jinping left Hong Kong Friday after a rare visit to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the city's handover from Britain, reactions to his speech ranged from deeming it "reassuring" to terming his stance "delusional".
Ted Hui, a former opposition lawmaker who fled overseas in 2020 after being arrested multiple times, said Xi's remark that "true democracy" only began after the handover was "a lie". One of his former colleagues, Emily Lau, said that "true democracy never started in Hong Kong - neither before or after 1997".After waving Mr Xi off at a high-speed train station, new Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee said the visit had been "inspiring".
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