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Images of police and journalists outside the West Kowloon Law Courts Building, where Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is due to stand trial in the Chinese city on national security charges that could see him jailed for life. IMAGES
Celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover from Britain begins with at the city's Victoria Harbour, complete with a military flypast and a flotilla spraying plumes of water. IMAGES
Images of police presence in Hong Kong as the city marks its 25th handover anniversary. IMAGES
Buffeted by strong winds, a crowd including incoming chief executive John Lee watch as oldiers release the Hong Kong and Chinese flags to the sound of the national anthem to mark the 25th handover anniversary. IMAGES
Images of barricades and police officers surrounding a high-speed railway station ahead of Chinese president Xi Jinping's expected arrival in Hong Kong on the eve of 25th anniversary of the city's handover to communist China. IMAGES
Police and media are seen outside court ahead of Hong Kong's first national security trial verdict. The court will lay down a marker on the city's future legal landscape when it delivers its verdict in the first trial using a national security law imposed by China to stamp out dissent. IMAGES