Hong Kong (10th - Tin ) Anniversary

China is celebrating the 10th anniversary of return of Hong Kong to China on July 1st. As expected there is a lot of propoganda news covering the event. The President of China, Hu Jintao attended celebration ceremonies. This is his first trip to Hong Kong as the leader of China.
I was watching a BBC news segment which was focused on China's military display and the attempt of pro-democracy demonstrators to meet with Hu. The censors stepped in and blacked out the TV program until the segment was over. Another reminder that we are living in a communist country with control over what news is allowed.
Excerpt from Chinadaily.com:
On July 1, 1997, China resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong. In the past ten year, Hong Kong, along with the Chinese mainland, has experimented successfully the principle of "one country, two systems." It also won through the Asian financial crisis, global economic depression and SARS, among other difficulties, and consolidated its position as a financial, trade and shipping center in the world.

"It's a special year for Hong Kong as we are now in the 10th year of return to the motherland," said Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, chief executive of the HKSAR, at the beginning of the year. "The HKSAR government will launch a number of large-scale celebration programs in Hong Kong, mainland, and even overseas to show the achievements we made under the 'one country, two systems' principle."