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Added on the 20/12/2019 01:47:47 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Buffeted by strong winds, a crowd including incoming chief executive John Lee watch as oldiers release the Hong Kong and Chinese flags to the sound of the national anthem to mark the 25th handover anniversary. IMAGES
Hong Kong and China's flag are ceremoniously raised to mark 20 years since the politically divided city was handed back to China by Britain. China's president Xi Jinping, on a three day visit for the occasion, had been widely expected to attend the ceremony but was absent. IMAGES
A flag-raising ceremony takes place in Hong Kong to mark China's National Day. IMAGES
Under clear blue Caribbean skies, 9/11 victims' family members gather for a flag-raising ceremony at the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on the attacks' 20th anniversary, as the attacks' mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, sits in a prison cell just a few miles away. IMAGES
A flag-raising ceremony takes place in Hong Kong as China celebrates 70 years of Communist rule with protests expected in the city later in the day. IMAGES
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