Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping meets with HKSAR chief executive
2008-07-06 04:08:55 GMT 2008-07-06 12:08:55 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (L, Front) delivers a speech after he arrived at the Hong Kong Lok Ma Chau cross-boundary checkpoint from Shenzhen, south China, July 6, 2008, starting a three-day inspection tour of the city. (Xinhua Photo)
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (L) shakes hands with Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government Chief Executive Donald Tsang in Hong Kong, south China, July 6, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
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HONG KONG, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping met with Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Donald Tsang here Sunday morning.
Xi arrived in Hong Kong Sunday morning from Shenzhen on a three-day inspection tour.
It was Xi's first visit to Hong Kong since he assumed the office of Chinese Vice President in March 2008.
Xi is scheduled to inspect the equestrian events venues for the2008 Beijing Olympics and Paralympics to get first-hand information about Hong Kong's preparations for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
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