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(CNN)China's only operational aircraft carrier sails into Hong Kong this week, giving the world its first up-close look at the pride of China's navy.
The Liaoning will dock in Hong Kong on Saturday July 7, in one of the largest symbolic displays of Chinese military force in the former British territory since it returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
    Thousands of Hong Kong residents queued Monday for a chance to get one of 2,000 tickets being offered for tours on board the ship, which carries fighter jets and helicopters.
    The Liaoning arrives one week after Chinese President Xi Jinping's first visit to the city since coming to power in 2013.
    Beijing on Tuesday released new photos of China's only aircraft carrier conducting exercises on its way to Hong Kong -- a rare insight inside the usually secretive vessel.
    The vessel set off from Qingdao, in China's east, on June 25, according to Chinese state media.
    While the Liaoning remains China's only operational aircraft carrier, a second China-made carrier was launched in April. It will be officially commissioned at a later date, once construction on it is finished.
    The consecutive visits of Xi and the Liaoning are part of anniversary celebrations in Hong Kong, commemorating 20 years of Chinese rule.

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