President Xi Jinping met with newly inaugurated Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) John Lee on July 1 morning, expressing full support for the chief executive and confidence in Hong Kong's future.
The central authorities will fully support Lee and the new-term HKSAR government in law-based governance, Xi said while meeting with the chief executive who was sworn in on Friday morning.
"We have full confidence in you and the new-term HKSAR government, and we have full confidence in Hong Kong's future," Xi said.