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President Xi Jinping’s tightened grip on Hong Kong, especially the imposition of the national security law two years ago, has completely stifled opportunities for people to speak with their feet for free elections like this one on New Year’s Day in 2014. (Nikkei montage/AFP/Kenji Kawase)

FRANCES CHEUNG and KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei staff writers

July 4, 2022 12:45 JST

HONG KONG - A quarter of a century has lapsed since the handover of Hong Kong's sovereignty, marking the halfway point of the commitment made by China to preserve the "one country, two systems" policy for at least 50 years.