Hong Kong ten years after: growing pains?

A special report by CRI Nordic, including the history of the handover and articles about the Basic Law and the "One Country, Two Systems" policy.

Chinese President Hu Jintao attended a gathering marking the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China and the inauguration of the third-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR)

The chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, said Sunday that his government will be committed to adhering to the principle of people-based governance.

Chinese President Hu Jintao (胡錦濤) avoided the touchy issue of democracy yesterday as he began his first presidential trip to Hong Kong to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the former British colony's return to China.

President Hu Jintao yesterday said the central government will adhere to the "one country, two systems" principle and stressed the importance of Hong Kong's economic development and improvement in the life of its residents.

Hong Kong's red flag was raised into a cloudy blue sky Sunday as the former British colony marked the 10th anniversary of its hand-over to China

Dressed in an olive green uniform, Chinese leader Hu Jintao inspected a long row of troops gripping rifles in Hong Kong yesterday as the former British colony prepared to mark the 10th anniversary of its return to China.

Ten years ago today, as the last British governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten, sailed away on the royal yacht Britannia with Prince Charles, one of the first and most surprising actions of the new regime was to repaint the territory's red letterboxes a lurid combination of green and purple.

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With helicopters pumping out streams of red smoke and boats carrying giant red Chinese characters — and with demonstrators calling once again for the elusive goal of full democracy — Hong Kong marked on Sunday the 10th anniversary of its return by Britain to Chinese rule.

Under the handover agreement negotiated by Britain and China in 1984, Hong Kongers are entitled to eventually elect their leader and legislature, although the document is vague on when that is supposed to happen.

After a bumpy decade of recession followed by a robust recovery with help from the booming mainland, its ports are losing dominance to Shanghai and Singapore, and impatience for full democracy is growing

In 10 years, Hong Kong seems to have changed less than its owner, China

Hong Kong’s bustling streets were noisier than usual today as a parade of dancing dragons, guitar-strumming rockers and protesters chanting “We want democracy!” marked the 10th anniversary of the former British colony’s return to China.

Discarded cigarette packets, McDonald's wrappers and even old socks litter the shores of Lau Fau Shan in Hong Kong's far north, home to what remains of the territory's oyster farming industry.

The diverse events show that despite the predictions of gloom, Beijing's resumption of control over Hong Kong on July 1, 1997, has left the former British colony's freedoms largely intact.

Taiwan's democratization and a lack of democratic reform in Hong Kong since it returned to Chinese rule have hardened the island's opposition to reunification with the mainland, according to analysts.