European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              July 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page 15 Hong Kong Marks 10 years since handover return to China remembered with protests by William Foreman the associated press Hong Kong Hong Kongs bustling streets were noisier than usual sunday As a Parade of dancing guitars rum Ming rockers and protesters chanting we want democracy marked the 10th anniversary of the former British colons re turn to but As Hong mongers celebrated pulling through the bumpy Many agreed the next 10 years will be full of serious Chal Lenges for the 7 million people living in this global business they must worry that rivals like Singapore and Shanghai will seize a bigger chunk of the cites key like ship Ping and financial pollution is a severe and people Are growing impatient for full democracy an Issue that causes friction with the cites communist overlords in As he began a new term Hong Kong Leader Donald Tsang reminded the Public the City faces fierce Competition and must transform Tsang wants Hong Kong to be a financial capital on Par with new York and Hong Kong is not the biggest City in but it can be the Tsang said but resident Rusli a 60yearold feared that Singapore and Shanghai might eclipse Hong Kong because their leaders were More decisive and better Kin Vincent left onlookers wave chinese flags during a Parade in a downtown Hong Kong Street to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the former British colons handover to right a protester wears a hat made by a newspaper with chinese words Universal partly As thousands of people participated sunday in a pro democracy they Are really running after Hong he after 156 years of British Hong Kong was handed Back to China on july with the Promise that the City would enjoy a wide degree of autonomy from the communist the territory was Al Lowed to keep its capitalist Brit is style Legal system and civil liberties that main Landers can Only dream for the most China has honoured its Handoff gloomy predictions that Hong Kong would be slowly strangled by brings repressive grip Haven come but Many people Are unhappy that they still Arent Al Lowed to directly elect their on thousands marched through the canyons of office towers and sky scrap calling for full Hong Kongs Leader is now picked by an 800seat committee Loyal to Vincent fireworks explode sunday Over Hong Kongs Victoria Hong Kong has to fight for Universal said protester Vivian a Secretary who marched with her husband and two Young chinese president he Jintao attended the he said democracy should grow in an orderly Way and that social Harmony and stability were essential for Good