H.K. airport's first arrivals re

H.K. airport's first arrivals re

Hong Kong's Chief Secretary for Administration Anson Chan (front L) presents commemorative goods to passengers from the first arrival at the new Hong Kong International Airport, which opened for commercial operations July 6. Cathay Pacific's inaugural nonstop flight from New York carrying 400 passengers touched down on the 3,800-meter runway at 6:21 a.m.

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