1997-2017, Hong Kong's twenty years with motherland

Then Chinese President Jiang Zemin delivered a speech at a handover ceremony in Hong Kong, on July 1, 1997, as the Chinese government resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, and it returned to the embrace of the motherland. July 1, 2017 marks the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland. [Photo: Chinanews.com]