Xi sets out new vision for Hong Kong
President Xi Jinping set out on July 1 a new vision for the implementation of “one country, two systems” in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, reiterating Beijing’s support for the SAR in maintaining its unique position and strengths.
In a landmark speech delivered at a celebration of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland, Xi said “one country, two systems” has been tested and proved right thetiSmanexianngduiaRguaiinns,stitheeirne is no reason to change such a good system and it must be adhered to over the long run. XingshaTnh,ea preosfeidsesonrt opfrehsisidtoerdy over at CathpeitaslwNeoarminagl iUnnoivfetrhseitycity’s in BeniejiwngC,hsiaefidExtehcisutfiivgeuJroinhen Lee occupKiae-dcthhiue kaenydpotshiteior nmoenmthbe rs of platfothrme sbixetcha-utesermit gcaorvreierndmaennt of impotrhtaenStAitRemat. the celebration.
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Ever since Fan Hongjing quit his job with a securities company in Qingdao, Shandong province, and returned to his home in Baoji township in Liupanshui city, Guizhou province, he has been working to develop his business and help fellow villagers pursue prosperity.
Fan, 36, belongs to the Miao ethnic group in Lengfeng village and worked in various jobs after graduating from Wuhan University in Hubei province in 2009. At the end of 2017 he started a business in his hometown.
“During several trips home to visit family, I saw that Guizhou was doing well in agriculture and rural tourism as a result of rural vitZaHlAizNaGtWioEIn/.CIHfINeAltNIE’WdShSaERvVeICmE ore opportunities and a greater chance to develop back home.
“Some of the villagers, especially the older ones, were still earning a living as simple laborers, so I also hoped to help more people out of poverty.”
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