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Added on the 28/06/2017 13:08:12 - Copyright : AFPTV - First 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
Thousands of protesters calling for more democracy take to the streets of Hong Kong as China's President Xi Jinping warns that any challenge to Beijing's control over the city crosses a "red line", 20 years since it was handed back by Britain. IMAGES
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
In Muttersholtz, a village in eastern France, demonstratrors bashing pots and pans protest against French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Alsace on the theme of reindustrialisation, a few hours before his arrival. IMAGES
John Lee was sworn in as the new Chief Executive of Hong Kong by Chinese President Xi Jinping during an oath-taking ceremony on the 25th anniversary of the city's handover from Britain. IMAGES