Hu reviews PLA garrison troops in HK
(Agencies)
Updated: 2007-06-30 13:50
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President Hu Jintao inspects
troops of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) stationed in Hong Kong June
30, 2007. Hu, along with a delegation of senior central government
officials, is in Hong Kong for a three-day visit to celebrate the 10th
anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to Chinese rule. [Reuters]
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Chinese President Hu Jintao on Saturday morning reviewed troops of the
Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Garrison in the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region (HKSAR) at the Stonecutters Island (Ngong Shuen Chau)
Naval Base.
Hu, also general secretary of the Central Committee of the
Communist Party of China and chairman of the Central Military Commission,
arrived here on Friday to attend the celebrations marking the 10th anniversary
of Hong Kong's return to China and the swearing-in ceremony of the third-term
government of the HKSAR.
About 1,900 troops were present on the
occasion, in the formations of guard of honor, army, navy, air force, armored
force and helicopters.
President Hu reviewed the troops in the company
of Wang Jitang, commander of the Chinese PLA Garrison in the HKSAR.
After reviewing troops, Hu viewed facilities of the naval base,
including a library and a computer room. Later, he went to see soldiers at their
barracks and asked about their training, study and daily life.
At the
naval base, Hu also met with the officers above the battalion commander level of
the garrison.
