Rows of Chinese and Hong Kong flags decorate a residential building, ahead of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain, in Hong Kong, China June 26, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik

A woman wipes a door as rows of Chinese and Hong Kong flags decorate a residential building, ahead of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain, in Hong Kong, China June 26, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik

A couple hugs in front of fish ponds at the Hong Kong border facing skyscrapers in Shenzhen, ahead of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain, China June 21, 2022. Picture taken June 21, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

A traditional wooden tourist junk boat "Aqua Luna" sails in the waters of Victoria Harbour, ahead of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain, in Hong Kong, China June 17, 2022. Picture taken June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

People take pictures in front of the rows of Chinese and Hong Kong flags at a residential building, ahead of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain, in Hong Kong, China June 26, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik

Rows of Chinese and Hong Kong flags decorate a residential building, ahead of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain, in Hong Kong, China June 26, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik

Rows of Chinese and Hong Kong flags decorate a street outside a shopping mall, ahead of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain, in Hong Kong, China June 16, 2022. Picture taken June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

A plaque is seen amid the roots of a banyan tree at the King George V Memorial Park, ahead of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain, in Hong Kong, China June 15, 2022. Picture taken June 15, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A screen shows footage from the 1997 handover ceremony at the Hong Kong Museum of History, ahead of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain, in Hong Kong, China June 16, 2022. Picture taken June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Primary school students practise for a flag-raising ceremony, ahead of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain, in Hong Kong, China June 14, 2022. Picture taken June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

A view shows the closed Victoria Park, where candlelight vigils used to be held on the anniversaries of the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations at Beijing's Tiananmen Square, ahead of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain, in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2022. Picture taken June 4, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Secondary school students pose as Marvel movie character "Doctor Strange", ahead of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain, in Hong Kong, China May 17, 2022. Picture taken May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

A staff member introduces the education system in Britain at the International Immigration and Property Expo, ahead of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain, in Hong Kong, China June 12, 2022. Picture taken June 12, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

People have lunch next to a dim sum cart at a Cantonese tea house, ahead of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain, in Hong Kong, China June 12, 2022. Picture taken June 12, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Rows of Chinese and Hong Kong flags decorate a residential building, ahead of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain, in Hong Kong, China June 26, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY