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 in Hong Kong 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.
(Xinhua News Agency June 30, 2007)
