FILE PHOTO: A police officer closes a rolling barrier to block a street in front of a display erected for upcoming celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China September 11, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - As China prepares to mark the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic on Oct 1, Beijing is on security lockdown ahead of celebrations headlined by President Xi Jinping that will be capped by a massive military parade down its main ceremonial thoroughfare.
About 2,000 km (1,200 miles) to the south in Hong Kong, festivities have been scaled back and the date looms with an air of foreboding in a city wracked by nearly four months of often-violent anti-government protests.
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