On July 1 self-made millionaire Leung Chun-ying was sworn in as Hong Kong’s new top official by Chinese President Hu Jintao. The day marked the 15th anniversary of the handover from Britain to China, and tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to vent complaints about rising inequity, the slow pace of political reform and fears of the growing influence of mainland China on the semi-autonomous city
Hong Kong: Anger and Protest as City Marks 15 Years Since Its Return to China
Aaron Tam / AFP / Getty Images
A protester holds a banner with a TIME magazine cover of Hong Kong's new Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying during the July 1 demonstration. Hong Kong's biggest protest for nearly a decade packed the former British colony's streets in a defiant reception for its new leader and a show of popular anger after 15 years of Chinese rule
