- Title: Chinese first aircraft carrier leaves Hong Kong
- Date: 11th July 2017
- Summary: HONG KONG, CHINA (JULY 11. 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF CHINA AIRCRAFT CARRIER, THE LIAONING, LEAVING HONG KONG PHARMACEUTICALS MARKETING EXECUTIVE, LEONARD LOK, JOGGING ALONG HARBOUR (SOUNDBITE) (English) PHARMACEUTICALS MARKETING EXECUTIVE, LEONARD LOK, SAYING: "I think it's a good opportunity, you know, nothing too harsh. We always talk about politics. People tend to be more defensive. So using this kind of soft interaction, I think it's a good way to connect with Hong Kong people." VARIOUS OF FIRE BOAT LEADING LIAONING OUT OF PORT EDWARD CHENG WITH SON AIDEN CHENG LOOKING AT WARSHIP LIAONING (SOUNDBITE) (English) FATHER, EDWARD CHENG, SAYING: "Yeah we've decided to take the day off and try to catch the Liaoning. We actually really wanted to get to go on board and visit the Liaoning but we were really disappointed to find out that there is an age limit of 11 so me and my son couldn't go on board. And I decided I would rather not go and try to catch it with him." VARIOUS OF LIAONING (SOUNDBITE) (English) HONG KONG SCHOOLBOY, AIDEN CHENG, 8, SAYING: "I really look forward to seeing the Liaoning once I heard it was coming to Hong Kong. And I think it's so exciting because it's the first aircraft carrier in the whole of China. So, I think it's a good opportunity to see it today." VARIOUS OF LIAONING WITH ACCOMPANYING BOATS VARIOUS OF PEOPLE TAKING PICTURES IN FRONT OF THE LIAONING LEAVING HONG KONG
- Embargoed: 25th July 2017 07:35
- Keywords: Chinese first aircraft carrier Liaoning leaves Hong Kong first aircraft carrier Hong Kong
- Location: HONG KONG, CHINA
- City: HONG KONG, CHINA
- Country: Hong Kong
- Topics: Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0016P9VMF9
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, left Hong Kong waters on Tuesday (July 11) morning after a five-day visit, in the mainland's latest show of growing military might at a time of rising regional tension.
Several Hong Kong residents came out to watch the carrier leave, especially those who did not manage to get tickets to board the vessel.
Significantly smaller than the U.S. carriers that have long stopped in Hong Kong, the Liaoning started life as one of the Soviet Union's last carriers under construction, before being sold by Ukraine as a stripped down hulk to private Chinese interests in 1998.
The Liaoning's most recent drills at the weekend included operations in the Taiwan Strait that were closely monitored by Taiwan's military given recent tensions with Beijing, which regards the island as a breakaway province. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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