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Hong Kong leader John Lee insisted the city has become safer and more competitive as he commemorated the 28th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule Tuesday, while critics said ...

Hong Kong leader Lee also trumpeted a plan to urbanise land near the border with China, a development known as the Northern Metropolis that will take up a third of the city's total area.

Hong Kong leader John Lee insisted the city has become safer and more competitive as he commemorated the 28th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule Tuesday, while critics said repression has ...