China’s Xi Jinping Says Hong Kong’s Loyalty to Beijing Will Ensure Prosperous Future

HONG KONG—Marking a quarter-century since Beijing regained management over this former British colony, Chinese chief Xi Jinping urged Hong Kong to present extra patriotic fervor and rally round his imaginative and prescient of a robust and unified China as he prepares to lengthen his rule.

In a Friday speech wrapping up a two-day visit to Hong Kong, Mr. Xi declared that this Asian monetary heart is once more poised to prosper after Beijing imposed broad political adjustments to sweep apart the social unrest that periodically plagued the town since its handover to China in 1997. The key guarantors of Hong Kong’s future, he stated, is a shared love for the Chinese motherland and loyalty to Communist Party rule.