Will he go or not? Hong Kong awaits word on Xi Jinping visit


              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, Monday, June 27, 2022. Questions continue to circle over whether Chinese leader Xi Jinping will attend the 25th year anniversary of Hong Kong's handover from British to Chinese rule and the inauguration of of the territory's new leader. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
            
              Water-filled barriers have been installed by police at 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, Monday, June 27, 2022. Questions continue to circle over whether Chinese leader Xi Jinping will attend the 25th year anniversary of Hong Kong's handover from British to Chinese rule and the inauguration of of the territory's new leader. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
            
              Workers hang the Chinese and Hong Kong flags to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong handover to China in Hong Kong, Monday, June 27, 2022. Questions continue to circle over whether Chinese leader Xi Jinping will attend the handover anniversary and the inauguration of of the territory's new leader. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
            
              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, Monday, June 27, 2022. Questions continue to circle over whether Chinese leader Xi Jinping will attend the 25th year anniversary of Hong Kong's handover from British to Chinese rule and the inauguration of of the territory's new leader. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)