Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung has responded to a report stating that the government has removed the word ‘handover’ in online mentions of the 1997 event. Photo: Winson Wong Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung has responded to a report stating that the government has removed the word ‘handover’ in online mentions of the 1997 event. Photo: Winson Wong
Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung has responded to a report stating that the government has removed the word ‘handover’ in online mentions of the 1997 event. Photo: Winson Wong
Hong Kong /  Politics

Calling 1997 event ‘handover’ belies ‘substance of momentous occasion’, Hong Kong No 2 official Matthew Cheung says

Chief secretary points to earlier article by the Post and defends government’s move to erase word from its website

Topic |   Anti-mainland China sentiments
Alvin Lum
Alvin Lum

Updated: 10:51pm, 3 May, 2018

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Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung has responded to a report stating that the government has removed the word ‘handover’ in online mentions of the 1997 event. Photo: Winson Wong Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung has responded to a report stating that the government has removed the word ‘handover’ in online mentions of the 1997 event. Photo: Winson Wong
Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung has responded to a report stating that the government has removed the word ‘handover’ in online mentions of the 1997 event. Photo: Winson Wong
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