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West Kowloon Station in Hong Kong, the starting station of the Guangzhou Shenzhen Hong Kong High Speed Rail.
On June 30, a year ago, in the West Kowloon Station, with red carpets, bright flags, and surging bouquets, in the enthusiasm of Hong Kong citizens, President Xi Jinping arrived in Hong Kong on a special train.
This is a reunion after a 5-year separation.
Thick genuine feelings and deep concern.
After working at the central government, he was responsible for coordinating Hong Kong and Macao affairs, which deepened his understanding of the situation in Hong Kong.
The saying "Hong Kong's development has always touched my heart" echoes on both sides of the Xiang River to this day; The saying "Hong Kong's future will definitely be even better" expresses the common expectations of over 7 million Hong Kong compatriots.
On June 22, 2023, a drone light show was held at the West Kowloon Cultural District Art Park in Hong Kong, offering Dragon Boat Festival blessings to the citizens.
This year's Dragon Boat Festival, Hong Kong not only continues to inherit traditional customs, but also presents a unique scene with zongzi incense, dragon boat racing, and unmanned aerial vehicle lighting shows.
The civilization history of the Chinese nation for over 5000 years records the hard work of our ancestors in the Lingnan region, and they have also left a legacy of excellent traditional Chinese culture on this land.
"The modern history of China after the Opium War records the humiliation of the forced cession of Hong Kong, as well as the struggle of the Chinese people to save their lives. The magnificent century-old struggle of the Chinese Communist Party in unity and leadership of the people records the unique and important contributions made by the Hong Kong compatriots. Throughout history, Hong Kong compatriots have always been in the same boat and blood with the motherland." On July 1, 2022, President Xi Jinping recalled the past at the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inauguration ceremony of the sixth government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
In 1842, the Treaty of Nanjing was signed, and wanderers drifted aimlessly, floating and sinking without a basis; In 1997, Hong Kong returned to the embrace of the motherland, and the great concept of "one country, two systems" took root.
In the unprecedented pioneering cause of "One Country, Two Systems", "One Country" is the root, and only with deep roots can the leaves flourish; A country is its foundation, and only when its foundation is solid can it prosper.
On June 30, 2017, President Xi Jinping attended the welcome dinner of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and delivered an important speech.
On June 30, 2017, President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the welcome dinner of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, saying, "The growing prosperity of the motherland is not only the strength for Hong Kong to withstand storms and overcome challenges, but also the opportunity for Hong Kong to explore new directions for development, find new impetus for development and open up new space for development. Hong Kong will be better if the country is good!"
On June 30, 2022, at a welcoming ceremony after arriving in Hong Kong, President Xi Jinping stressed, "In the past period, Hong Kong has endured severe tests and overcome risks and challenges, and after weathering the storm, Hong Kong has been reborn from the ashes and shown vigorous vitality. It has been proved that 'one country, two systems' has strong vitality and is a good system for ensuring Hong Kong's long-term prosperity and stability and safeguarding the well-being of Hong Kong compatriots."
On July 1, 2022, the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inauguration ceremony of the 6th Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government were grandly held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center.
On July 1, 2022, Li Jianchao, the sixth chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, raised his right hand and solemnly swore under the oath of President Xi Jinping.
Over the past year, the new SAR government has been courageous in taking on responsibilities and demonstrating a new atmosphere of "patriots governing Hong Kong". Hong Kong is steadily moving forward on the correct track of "one country, two systems".
Carrie Lam, the fifth chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative region, once lamented: "when we meet every year, President Xi Jinping has the same sentence, 'no matter what difficulties or problems we encounter, we should remember that the central government will always be the strongest backing of the Special Administrative region '."
Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Leung Chun ying, deeply understands: "Since its return to the motherland, Hong Kong has achieved remarkable results in all aspects. We are even more aware that Hong Kong's fate has always been closely linked to our motherland."
The fundamental interests of Hong Kong are aligned with those of the country, and the hearts of the central government and Hong Kong compatriots are also completely connected.
At around midnight on July 1st, with the first Hong Kong single license plate vehicle passing inspection and entering Zhuhai, the "Hong Kong vehicle northbound" policy was officially implemented. In the future, Hong Kong citizens can drive through the Zhuhai Highway Port of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge into and out of Guangdong, benefiting approximately 450000 Hong Kong car owners.
Meeting the expectations of Hong Kong residents for a better life contains President Xi Jinping's consistent concept of "people first.
At the residence of citizen Yu Du Sheng, he said, "We are all very concerned about the lives of Hong Kong residents, so we came to your home to take a look."
Also during this trip to Hong Kong, Xi Jinping clearly stated: "In the future, as long as it is beneficial to Hong Kong's economic development and improvement of people's livelihood, the central government will continue to actively support it."
Since then, improving people's livelihood has been an important concern of President Xi Jinping when he met with the chief executive of Hong Kong many times and at the celebration of Hong Kong's return to the motherland.
△ On June 26, 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited the 20th Anniversary Achievement Exhibition of Hong Kong's Return to the Motherland at the National Museum and pressed the touchpad of the "concentric circles" interactive device.
In 2017, at the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, he emphasized the importance of putting people first, alleviating difficulties, and focusing on solving prominent economic and livelihood issues that concern citizens, effectively improving their sense of gain and happiness.
At the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland in 2022, he pointed out, "Currently, the biggest popular sentiment in Hong Kong is to hope for a better life, more spacious housing, more opportunities for entrepreneurship, better education for children, and better care for them as they age."
The people call out, and I respond accordingly.
President Xi Jinping asked the new special administrative region government to be pragmatic and live up to the people, take the expectations of the whole society, especially ordinary citizens, as the greatest pursuit of governance, and take more courageous and effective measures to overcome difficulties. Let the development results benefit all citizens more and more equitably.
Li Jiachao remembered these words in his heart.
In October 2022, in his first policy address during his tenure, a series of targeted measures were proposed to address the pain points and difficulties of general social concern, such as land and housing, medical care and elderly care, education, and youth, effectively responding to the concerns of citizens.
Not to mention the many obstacles in Guanshan, one branch and one leaf always have a close relationship.
For Hong Kong, "development is an eternal theme". In the hearts of people's leaders, the ultimate goal of development is for the happiness and health of the people.
Shenzhen, Guangdong, Qianhai Stone Park is lush with greenery.
"At that time, I was a bit nervous and my Mandarin was not very good. I stumbled and introduced myself. The General Secretary warmly held my hand and asked me for detailed information. The General Secretary's encouragement made me very excited and strengthened my determination to start a business in mainland China."
Now, Guo Weiqiang's entrepreneurial team has applied for multiple patents and obtained national high-tech enterprise recognition, and the company's development has entered a fast lane.
Like Guo Weiqiang, many Hong Kong compatriots are dedicating themselves to the vast stage of national development with unprecedented enthusiasm.
The Tianwen-1 probe successfully landed on Mars, and the Mars camera mounted on the outer platform of the lander was developed by a team from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University; In the lunar exploration project Chang'e-3 and Chang'e-4 missions, Hong Kong researchers and mainland experts jointly developed the "camera pointing system"... In the dream of the Chinese people's starry sea, there is an important contribution from the Hong Kong compatriots.
On October 23, 2018, the opening ceremony of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge was held in Zhuhai, Guangdong.
At the mouth of the the Pearl River, on the Lingdingyang, the world's longest sea crossing bridge, the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge, comes and goes.
Non invasive prenatal and cancer detection technology, civilian and commercial unmanned aerial vehicles, 3D airborne imaging systems... The Hong Kong Science Park nurtures the power of "daring to explore new generations of technology and create the future".
Over the years, the "Plan for Comprehensively Deepening the Reform and Opening up of Qianhai Shenzhen Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone" has been issued, "Shanghai Hong Kong Stock Connect", "Shenzhen Hong Kong Stock Connect" and "Bond Connect" have been successively launched, and the seven "the Belt and Road" Summit Forums have been successfully held... Hong Kong is increasingly integrated into the national development landscape.
Today, on the new journey of comprehensively building a socialist modernized country and advancing towards the second centenary goal, and in the irreversible historical process of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, Hong Kong cannot be absent, nor will it be absent.
At the meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inauguration ceremony of the sixth government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative region, President Xi Jinping reiterated: "the Central Committee believes that in the historical process of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, Hong Kong will certainly make a significant contribution."
△ On July 1, 2023, the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region held a flag raising ceremony in Golden Bauhinia Square to celebrate the 26th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland.
Yin Yin misses the Warm Fragrant River, and the legend continues at the foot of Lion Mountain.
July 1st is the 26th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland.
Blessing Hong Kong, blessing our motherland!
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