The Chinese president has arrived in Hong Kong to mark the twentieth anniversary of its handover from Britain to Beijing.<br /><br />Xi Jinping arrived amid a massive security operation across the city ahead of celebrations to mark Saturday’s (July 1) occasion and pro-independence and pro-democracy protests. <br /><br />Britain returned Hong Kong to Beijing rule in 1997 under a formula of “one country, two systems” which guarantees wide-ranging autonomy and judicial independence not seen in mainland China.<br /><br />Many young people have condemned what they see as increasing Beijing influence stifling dissent and civil liberties.<br /><br />Hong Kong is being molded into China’s image two decades after the handover https://t.co/Let2WC6jzb pic.twitter.com/q3ysx66OA5— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) June 29, 2017<br /><br />Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong detained by police https://t.co/iBMX75BCVH pic.twitter.com/mMTZjnMOcG— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) June 28, 2017<br />
