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Added on the 01/07/2022 02:59:02 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover from Britain begins with at the city's Victoria Harbour, complete with a military flypast and a flotilla spraying plumes of water. 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 police cordon off the city's main Victoria Park, ordering those playing sports to leave, as China's Communist Party celebrated its centenary which coincides with the 24th anniversary of Hong Kong's 1997 handover to China by colonial Britain. The force said they had seen online calls for people to attend "banned rallies", so they were closing the grounds. IMAGES
A woman is taken away by police in Hong Kong on the 34th anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown. The woman was stopped by police in the busy shopping district of Causeway Bay while wearing yellow and black clothing and brandishing a card with the words "conscience" in Chinese characters, before she was transported away in a police vehicle. IMAGES
Images of barricades and police officers surrounding a high-speed railway station ahead of Chinese president Xi Jinping's expected arrival in Hong Kong on the eve of 25th anniversary of the city's handover to communist China. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.