A flag-raising ceremony is held at the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, July 1, 2022. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

Luo Huining (front, center), director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and other officials of the office attend a flag-raising ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, July 1, 2022. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

A flag-raising ceremony is held at the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, July 1, 2022. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

Luo Huining, director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, waves to reporters before attending a flag-raising ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, Hong Kong, July 1, 2022. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)