July the 1st marked the 20th anniversary of the passage of Hong Kong from Great Britain to China. But the day also marked the beginning of the mandate for Hong Kong's new Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, the first woman to be appointed as leader of the territory. Honorary Professor at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Senior Researcher at the China's People's University Francesco Sisci analysed the past and present of the Hong Kong-Beijing relations.
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