China and Hong Kong flag on display at Victoria Park ahead of the 25th anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China which falls on July 1. - AFP
HONG KONG (AFP): Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit Hong Kong Thursday (June 30) prompting a massive security effort ahead of celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the city's handover to communist China.
Government leaders have been forced into a closed-loop system, parts of the city shut down, and multiple journalists barred from Friday events that will showcase the Communist Party's control over the city after a political crackdown that dismantled a democracy movement and crushed dissent.
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