He became leader in 2012. This is to tie in with the 20th Anniversary of the uk handing hong kong to china. Here are some of the pictures we have of the visit. This isntjust about the past, its about the present. Great care is being taken to make sure any pro democracy protestors dont get anywhere near mr xi. And hes re asserted the one country, two systems formula that has governed hong kong since the british left. Well get more on president xis visit in just a moment, but before we do, lets hear from the last governor of hong kong, the man in charge at the time of the handover in 1997. Thats him there with Prince Charles there. Hes been speaking to my colleague Babita Sharma who asked, if after 20 years the people of hong kong feel let down by britain . We have obligations to people in hong kong. Their obligations included in the treaty between britain and china which the chinese pretend doesnt involve us. We should be standing up for peoples writes in hong kong and for the system wh
He became leader in 2012. This is to tie in with the 20th Anniversary of the uk handing hong kong to china. Here are some of the pictures we have of the visit. This isntjust about the past, its about the present. Great care is being taken to make sure any pro democracy protestors dont get anywhere near mr xi. And hes re asserted the one country, two systems formula that has governed hong kong since the british left. Well get more on president xis visit in just a moment, but before we do, lets hear from the last governor of hong kong, the man in charge at the time of the handover in 1997. Thats him there with Prince Charles there. Hes been speaking to my colleague Babita Sharma who asked, if after 20 years the people of hong kong feel let down by britain . We have obligations to people in hong kong. Their obligations included in the treaty between britain and china which the chinese pretend doesnt involve us. We should be standing up for peoples writes in hong kong and for the system wh
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