China's president, Xi Jinping, will make his overseas visit since the beginning of Pandemic on July 1st as he will head to Hong Kong for the 25th anniversary of the city’s handover to mainland China, the state-owned news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday.
Furthermore, he will attend the ceremony of the Hong Kong government next term, the news agency added.
The ceremony will include announcing John Lee as the city’s new leader, succeeding Carrie Lam, who experienced hard times during his reign of the territory due to the COVID-19.
Last year, Hong Kong’s Home Affairs Minister Caspar Tsui resigned on Monday for attending a birthday party, breaking the Covid-19 restrictions.
“I have today tendered my resignation to the Chief Executive and intend to leave the post today,” Tsui said in a statement. “As one of the Principal Officials taking the lead in the anti-epidemic fight, I have not set the best example during the recent outbreak.”
A birthday bash was held on January 3 at a tapas restaurant for Witman Hung, a member of China’s top lawmaking body. The party put the government in a critical situation as it had called on people to avoid large gatherings to fight a coronavirus outbreak.
More than 200 people present were over a dozen top officials — including the city’s police, immigration and anti-corruption chiefs — as well as 20 lawmakers.
Tsui, 45, was a remarkable political star groomed by Hong Kong’s largest pro-Beijing party, the DAB, which has further thrived under a new “patriots only” political system imposed by Beijing that has criminalized much of the traditional pro-democracy opposition.
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