Rumours in the Political Circle｜The July 1st Celebration Leaders Have High Chances of Coming to Hong Kong, Political Analysis Involves Three Significance

Li Jiachao was recently appointed by the State Council as the sixth chief executive. He will go to Beijing to receive a letter of appointment in the short term. In addition to the progress of his team formation, the focus of the political circle is whether national leaders will come to Hong Kong to participate in the "July 1" celebration.

According to institutional sources, there is a good chance that the leaders will visit Hong Kong in person at the end of June and take the oath for the new government.

▼2017 President Xi Jinping came to Hong Kong▼

Deng Bingqiang: Protecting leaders from terrorist attacks is a big challenge

According to sources, mainland personnel have recently traveled south to Shenzhen to discuss the details of the leader's visit to Hong Kong, including inspection itinerary, security work, etc., but the itinerary for Hong Kong has yet to be finalized.

It is reported that the Hong Kong police have also set up a special team to coordinate the security arrangements for leaders to come to Hong Kong to ensure that nothing goes wrong.

In an exclusive interview with a newspaper yesterday, Secretary for Security Tang Bingqiang said that during the 25th anniversary of the return of the motherland, the Hong Kong government will mobilize the strength of all law enforcement agencies in security, and protecting national leaders from the threat of terrorist attacks is a major challenge.

In 2017, on the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, President Xi Jinping came to Hong Kong for inspection from June 29 to July 1. During this period, he attended many activities, including meeting with key officials of the new government and all sectors of society, attending a dinner and delivering speeches, and at On July 1, the oath was administered for the Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor government.

In 2017, the Golden Bauhinia Square held a flag-raising ceremony for the 20th anniversary of the return of China.

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Liu Zhaojia: Leaders' speeches in Hong Kong can point the way

According to an analysis by a senior establishment faction, there are three reasons why national leaders will come to Hong Kong. First, this year marks the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland. “One country, two systems” has been “unchanged for 50 years” and has reached the “midfield.” To ensure the stability and long-term development of one country, two systems.

Second, the central government took the initiative to "improve the electoral system", and the three elections have been successfully completed, reflecting the further consolidation of "patriots ruling Hong Kong", and the arrival of leaders at this time is of symbolic significance.

Third, express support for Hong Kong, cheer for the new government, and support Hong Kong's continued economic development and people's livelihood.

Liu Zhaojia, vice-chairman of the National Association for Hong Kong and Macau Studies, said that if there was no epidemic, the handover celebration would have been grand, because one country, two systems has been in place for 25 years, especially in recent years when the central government has taken action to put Hong Kong back on track, which is of great political significance.

He believes that leaders have a higher chance of coming to Hong Kong. It would be very good if they could meet with people from all walks of life, take oaths for the new government, and give speeches to point out the direction for Hong Kong’s future development under the epidemic, but in the end it still depends on whether Hong Kong will Another outbreak.

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