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Hong Kong has made an “irreplaceable contribution.” Since its return, it has contributed greatly to the motherland’s long-term, steady and fast economic growth, President Xi Jinping said on July 1.
It has become an integral part of the country’s overall development and actively aligned with national development strategies, Xi said at a meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR).
The Central Government fully supports Hong Kong in aligning with national development strategies, developing more extensive and closer exchanges and cooperation with the world, advancing reforms in an active and prudent manner and fully unleashing the enormous creativity and development vitality of Hong Kong society, he said.
At the ceremony, Xi administered the oath of office to the sixthterm Chief Executive John Lee Kachiu and other principal officials.
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