‘I didn’t want to miss it’: Hongkongers see off PLA warships after 5-day port call

Two PLA warships departed Hong Kong on Monday morning, concluding a high-profile five-day port call with a ceremony at the naval base on Stonecutters Island. Dozens of residents and visitors lined waterfront areas for a final glimpse of the guided-missile destroyer Nanning and the guided-missile frigate Hengyang as they sailed through Victoria Harbour and the Tathong Channel in eastern waters. Speaking amid heavy rain at the send-off ceremony, Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki expressed...