President Xi to attend HK's 20th return anniversary celebration

BEIJING - President Xi Jinping is set to be in Hong Kong for three days from June 29, in order to attend a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland.

Xi, also the general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will also be present at the inauguration of the fifth administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, according to a statement reported by Xinhua News Agency.

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