Hong Kong confirms Chinese leader Xi’s visit for anniversary


              FILE - Water-filled barriers have been installed by police outside the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre where the inauguration ceremony of the newly-appointed Chief Executive John Lee will take place in Hong Kong, on June 27, 2022. Hong Kong’s police force on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, confirmed that Chinese president Xi Jinping will visit the city for the 25th anniversary of the former British colony’s return to Chinese rule. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
            
              FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Hong Kong's new Chief Executive Carrie Lam attend the ceremony of administering the oath for a five-year term in office at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Hong Kong on July 1, 2017. Hong Kong’s police force on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, confirmed that Chinese president Xi Jinping will visit the city for the 25th anniversary of the former British colony’s return to Chinese rule. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
            
              FILE - In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Hong Kong Chief Executive-elect John Lee pose for photo before their meeting in Beijing, on May 30, 2022. Hong Kong’s police force on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, confirmed that Chinese president Xi Jinping will visit the city for the 25th anniversary of the former British colony’s return to Chinese rule.  (Li Xueren/Xinhua via AP, File)