Chinese leader Xi Jinping's speech in Hong Kong on the 25th anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China on July 1 has received criticism from scholars, who say Xi has distorted the facts.

Xi's visit is to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to Chinese Communist Party rule.

Hong Kong police announced on June 28 that preparations are underway for Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s "possible" visit next month to mark the 25th anniversary of the city’s handover from Britain to China.

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Hong Kong marked the 28th anniversary of the handover on July 1.

At that time, it was the 15th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong, and Hu visited Hong Kong from June 29 to July 1, to attend relevant activities.

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In June, the Mainland Affairs Council released a Hong Kong report marking the 28th anniversary of the former British colony’s handover to CCP rule.

The Hong Kong Government even proposed the festival as one of the events celebrating Hong Kong’s handover 25th Anniversary.

For the 20th handover anniversary in 2017, state media CCTV aired a personal interview with Tung, saying he had “contributed to the development of Hong Kong.”

Riot police detain a man as they clear protesters taking part in a rally against a new national security law in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020, on the 23rd anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China.

A police officer and sniffer dog (C) search the bags of media personnel near West Kowloon Station, as Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrives in Hong Kong to attend celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China, in Hong

A protester (center R) is detained by police during a rally against a new national security law, on the 23rd anniversary of Hong Kong's handover from Britain to China, in Hong Kong, China, on July 1, 2020.

The day marked the anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover from British to Chinese rule in 1997.

26th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong and the third year since passing the Hong Kong National Security Law.

A child is detained by police officers on the 24th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover from Britain in the Causeway Bay district in Hong Kong on July 1, 2021.

The UK will keep standing "unwaveringly" with Hong Kong, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Thursday in a statement marking the 25 anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong to China.

Without a hint of irony, John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, said at the ceremony marking the 26th anniversary of the handover of the region to China that after experiencing various challenges, Hong Kong has now fully

executive and being elected; Xi Jinping's visit to Hong Kong on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong's sovereignty, during which the Hong Kong authorities blocked protests, and some international and local media were unable

On July 1, 2022, the 25th anniversary of the Hong Kong Handover, at a Hong Kong Watch event, Patten called the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, “Officer Lee,” to emphasize a group of agents elected John Lee, not the people.

On July 1 this year, the 28th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong's sovereignty to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), members of the Hong Kong Democratic Independence Alliance organized an event in Taipei, raising the Black Bauhinia flag of the Hong

(Thomas Peter/Reuters) Riot police try to disperse protesters near a flag raising ceremony for the anniversary of Hong Kong handover to China in Hong Kong, China on July 1, 2019.

Riot police (L) deploy pepper spray toward journalists (R) as protesters gathered for a rally against a new national security law in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020, the 23rd anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China.

When he talks about Hong Kong history, you can sense the passion he has for Hong Kong and Chinese culture. Hong Kong is no longer the same after the 25th anniversary of the Handover.

Attendees from various forces march next to a banner promoting the new national security law at the end of a flag-raising ceremony to mark the 23rd anniversary of Hong Kong's handover from the UK in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020.

Riot police detain a man as they clear protesters taking part in a rally against a new national security law in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020, the 23rd anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China.

Riot police detain a man as they clear protesters taking part in a rally against a new national security law in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020, on the 23rd anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China.

He came to Hong Kong together with Jia Jia on March 11, 1999, they were gifts from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to Hong Kong on its second anniversary of the handover.

The rare visit was to mark the 25th anniversary of the former British colony’s handover to CCP’s rule and swear in the city’s new leader, John Lee, a former police officer handpicked by Beijing.

Authorities in Hong Kong raised the typhoon warning on Thursday just as Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in the city for Friday's ceremony of the 25th anniversary of its handover from Britain to China.