标题：
Xi warns HK over sovereignty 'red line'
导语：
Chinese President XiJinping has warned against "impermissible" challenges to Beijing's authorityover Hong Kong.
正文：
Mr Xi was speaking at theswearing-in of the territory's new leader Carrie Lam, as it marks 20 years since its handover toChina from Britain.
He took part in a series of lavishevents, including a flag-raising ceremony, amid tight police security.
But clashes took place betweenpro-democracy and pro-Beijing demonstrators close to the site. Several wereheld.
The visit was Mr Xi's first to thecity since becoming leader in 2013 and comes three years after masspro-democracy rallies crippled parts of the territory for months.
He oversaw the swearing in of MsLam, the newly-elected chief executive of the territory, along with the rest ofher cabinet. She is Hong Kong's first female leader.
In a speech he said that Hong Kongneeded to "improve its systems to uphold national sovereignty, securityand development interests".
"Any attempt to endangerChina's sovereignty and security, challenge the power of the centralgovernment... or use Hong Kong to carry out infiltration and sabotageactivities against the mainland is an act that crosses the red line and isabsolutely impermissible," he said.
重要词汇：
impermissible [͵impә'misәbl] a.不被允许的
swearing-in 宣誓就职
lavish ['læviʃ]a.浪费的，铺张的
pro-Beijing a.亲北京的
held v.控制
mass [mæs] n.群众 a.群众的，大规模的
rally ['ræli] n.召集 v.召集
cripple ['kripl] n.残废，跛子 v.使瘫痪
cabinet ['kæbinit]n.橱柜；政府内阁
uphold [ʌp'hәʋld]v.支持，维护
development interests n.发展利益
infiltration [͵infil'treiʃәn] n.渗透
filter ['filtә]v.过滤
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