Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor delivers a speech at a reception hosted by the Hong Kong media sector in celebration of the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Sept 29, 2021. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY)

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor (5th left) poses for a group photo a reception hosted by the Hong Kong media sector in celebration of the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Sept 29, 2021. Among some other attendees are (front row, from 2nd left to right) Chairman of Bauhinia Culture Holdings Limited, Mao Chaofeng; Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration John Lee Ka-chiu; Deputy Head of the Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Li Jiangzhou; (from 5th right to right) Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR Lu Xinning; Deputy Commissioner of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the HKSAR Pan Yundong; Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po; Chairman of the executive committee of the Hong Kong Media Preparatory Committee for the Celebration of National Day, Jiang Zaizhong. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY)