Xi Coming to HK but not Staying Overnight

Xi will be coming, but not sleeping overnight in Hong Kong

It has been announced that President Xi Jinping will be in Hong Kong for two days, but zero nights. 

How is that, you ask?

He will be coming to Hong Kong on June 30 to a dinner hosted by outgoing Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, then going to Shenzhen for the night before returning to Hong Kong for the main event of marking 25 years of the handover and swearing in John Lee Ka-chiu and his cabinet before going back to Beijing.

Lam checks into the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong

In terms of the possibility of catching Covid-19, wouldn't the chances be higher moving around and crossing borders than just staying put in Hong Kong?

Or has the presidential suite in the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong been taken by someone else?

Speaking of which several senior officials including Lam were seen checking into that hotel for their hotel quarantine before Thursday...

She also made what she says is her last social media post, thanking all the people who left comments (maybe she's only referring to the good ones?),  as well as the staff at Government House as she will be moving out. To where, is everyone's next question.

Lam also reiterated that Xi will be attending the new government's inauguration, and according to RTHK, "She said the speech Xi made five years ago when she took office had given her faith when she faced difficult challenges."

Lam's last social media post before leaving office

She makes his words sound like some kind of religious scripture.

"Now that Hong Kong's resumed order and returned to the right track of 'one country, two systems', we look forward to President Xi's important speech on the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to point to the right direction for the SAR to journey on," she said.

One that seems to be pointing towards greater security and repression of people's rights and freedoms? More people behind bars and zero criticism?