Chinese President Xi Jinping met with John Lee, the newly inaugurated sixth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), on Friday morning in Hong Kong. He expressed full support for the chief executive and confidence in Hong Kong's future. 

The president expressed his hope that Lee will faithfully fulfill his constitutional responsibilities as the chief executive and lead the HKSAR government in fully and faithfully implementing the principle of "One Country, Two Systems" and the Basic Law of the HKSAR.

Expressing his gratitude for the trust of Xi and the central government, Lee pledged to lead the HKSAR government in improving governance and making new advances in Hong Kong's development.