The visit ‘gives Hong Kong residents a precious opportunity to see with their own eyes ... country’s military power’, Eric Chan says.

China's first domestically built aircraft carrier, the Shandong, sailed into Hong Kong waters on Thursday in its first visit to the Asian financial hub, accompanied by three People's Liberation Army vessels including missile destroyers.

The Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong has sailed into harbor on a port call as part of a drive to drum up patriotism and pride in China's military advancements. The arrival of the carrier comes