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epa06053875 Members of political parties Demosisto, the League of Social Democrats and People Power stand on the six-meter-high Golden Bauhinia statue during a protest in Golden Bauhinia Square in Hong Kong, China, 28 June 2017. The banner held by the demonstrators reads 'Release Liu Xiaobo unconditionally' and 'Hong Kong citizens want real universal suffrage'. The Golden Bauhinia Statue was a present from the Chinese government celebrating the return of Hong Kong to mainland China in 1997. The protest took place next to the Convention Centre ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit where he will inaugurate a new Hong Kong Chief Executive and to mark the 20th anniversary of the city's handover from British to Chinese rule on 01 July. EPA/JEROME FAVRE