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Chinese President Swears in Hong Kong Leader  

Hong Kong (July 1, 2017): Chinese president Xi Jinping on Saturday sworn in the new leader of Hong Kong, Carrie Lam, as the city marks 20 years of Chinese rule.

Hong Kong’s new leader Carrie Lam has called for unity after she was sworn-in by Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday.

Carrie Lam, the city’s first female Chief Executive, was inaugurated by Xi in a formal ceremony at a harbor-front venue amid high security. Lam said she recognized the political and economic challenges facing Hong Kong but added that the city’s problems cannot be solved overnight.

It’s Xi’s first visit to the city since he took power in Beijing in 2013. At a gala event Friday night, the Chinese leader urged Hong Kongers to unite and build on the progress made by previous generations.

“The road ahead is by no means smooth, but our faith in implementing ‘one country, two systems’ will not change, our determination won’t be swayed,” he said, referring to system that affords Hong Kong a degree of separation from the mainland.

The Chinese President oversaw a military parade Friday, the largest since the city’s handover from the UK to China in 1997, with around 3,000 members of the People’s Liberation Army taking part.

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