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President Xi meets new CE and members of executive, legislature and judiciary (with photos/videos)
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     President Xi Jinping swore in the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, and the Principal Officials at the Celebrations of the 20th Anniversary of Hong Kong's Return to the Motherland and the Inaugural Ceremony of the Fifth Term Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region this morning (July 1).

     Shortly after the Inaugural Ceremony, President Xi met the new Chief Executive, Mrs Lam, and members of the executive, legislature and judiciary. They included the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal, Principal Officials of the new term of Government, the President of the Legislative Council, new Non-official Members of the Executive Council and Permanent Secretaries.

     Accompanied by Mrs Lam, President Xi also spoke to them after a group photograph was taken.
 
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President Xi Jinping (right) shakes hands with the new Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam (left), at their meeting following the Inaugural Ceremony of the Fifth Term Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre this morning (July 1).
President Xi Jinping (right) and the new Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam (left), meet after the Inaugural Ceremony of the Fifth Term Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre this morning (July 1).
President Xi Jinping (left), accompanied by the new Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam (right), speaks at a meeting with members of the executive, legislature and judiciary today (July 1).
President Xi Jinping (front row, centre) is pictured with the new Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam (front row, eighth left), and members of the executive, legislature and judiciary today (July 1).

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President Xi meets new CE
President Xi meets members of executive (fifth term), legislature and judiciary