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Hong Kong records some 766,000 mainland visitor arrivals during Labor Day holiday

STORY: Hong Kong records some 766,000 mainland visitor arrivals during Labor Day holiday SHOOTING TIME: May 1, 2024 DATELINE: May 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:32 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of visitors in Hong Kong STORYLINE: Hong Kong has recorded about 766,000 visitor arrivals from the Chinese mainland through the air, sea and land control points during the Labor Day Golden Week of the mainland (May 1 to 5), with an average daily arrivals of about 153,000, up 22 percent year-on-year. Citing statistics from the Hong Kong Immigration Department, a spokesperson for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said on Monday that the overall number of inbound mainland visitors was in line with earlier estimates, and the operation at boundary control points and different arrangements for receiving visitors were conducted smoothly in general. A total of about 570 inbound mainland tour groups visited Hong Kong during the holidays, registering around 19,000 arri

CHINA-HONG KONG-APEC CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL HONG KONG FORUM (CN)

(240423) -- HONG KONG, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Paul Chan, financial secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, addresses the opening ceremony of the APEC China Business Council Hong Kong Forum in Hong Kong, south China, April 22, 2024. The APEC China Business Council Hong Kong Forum opened on Monday in Hong Kong with participants discussing the stabilizing and smoothing of global industrial and supply chains and promoting sustainable development. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)

Hong Kong launches inaugural reading week to foster city-wide passion for books

STORY: Hong Kong launches inaugural reading week to foster city-wide passion for books SHOOTING TIME: April 20, 2024 DATELINE: April 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the reading week 2. SOUNDBITE (Cantonese): LAU CHUN, Under secretary, Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau 3. various of the reading week and participants STORYLINE: The inaugural "Hong Kong Reading Week" kicked off on Saturday at New Town Plaza in Sha Tin, aiming to ignite public interest in reading. This initiative is part of the broader annual "Hong Kong Reading for All Day," designated by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, which is scheduled to take place every April 23. Organized by the Hong Kong Public Libraries (HKPL) under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), in collaboration with the Hong Kong Publishing Federation (HKPF), the event offers a diverse range of activities both online and offline, catering to all age groups.

CHINA-SICHUAN-PANZHIHUA-PANGANG GROUP-NEW QUALITY PRODUCTIVE FORCES (CN)

(240414) -- PANZHIHUA, April 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member shows the 0.015mm ultra-thin high temperature alloy steel strip at a lab under Pangang Group Research Institute Co., Ltd. in Panzhihua City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 10, 2024. Pangang Group Co., Ltd. is an extra-large vanadium, titanium and steel enterprise in southwest China. In recent years, the company has continuously promoted high-end, intelligent and green development. Our reporters recently visited various production branches of Pangang Group Co., Ltd. to observe its efforts to develop new quality productive forces and promote high-quality development. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

CHINA-HONG KONG-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING-FIRE (CN)

(240410) -- HONG KONG, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rescue personnel are seen busy at the site of a fire at a residential building in Yau Ma Tei in south China's Hong Kong on April 10, 2024. At least five people died in a fire on Wednesday morning at a residential building in Yau Ma Tei of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). At around 8 a.m. local time, the fire broke out at a gym in the building located on Jordan Road, Yau Ma Tei. Firefighters rescued trapped people using ariel ladders. The fire has led to at least five deaths and more than 10 people were injured. It has been brought under control. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)

Hong Kong's passenger traffic hits 1 mln as Easter holiday begins

STORY: Hong Kong's passenger traffic hits 1 mln as Easter holiday begins SHOOTING TIME: March 30, 2024 DATELINE: March 31, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: HONG KONG/SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people waiting to cross the border 2. various of shopping malls in Shenzhen 3. various of people waiting to cross the border STORYLINE: Passenger traffic in and out of Hong Kong exceeded 1 million trips as of 9:00 p.m. local time on Friday when a four-day Easter holiday kicked off. According to the Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, more than 760,000 people left the region and more than 270,000 arrived, setting a new high after the pandemic. During this year's Easter holiday, many Hong Kong people chose to go to the Chinese mainland for vacation. The outbound services at control points were very busy, and people flow control was implemented. Statistics showed that as of 9 p.m. local time on Friday, more than 160,000 people left Ho

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO FORUM FOR ASIA-PANEL DISCUSSION (CN)

(240327) -- BOAO, March 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chan Kwok-ki, chief secretary for administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, speaks at a panel discussion themed on "Global Free Trade Port Development: Partnership, Opening-up, Cooperation" during the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024 in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

CHINA-HONG KONG-STRATEGIC ENTERPRISES (CN)

(240320) -- HONG KONG, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 20, 2024 shows a signing ceremony held by the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises (OASES) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government in south China's Hong Kong. Twenty-five strategic enterprises on Wednesday signed agreements to become strategic enterprise partners of the HKSAR government. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)

CHINA-GUANGXI-VILLAGE-TREE-PLANTING (CN)

(240310) -- LIUZHOU, March 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of the resident working team and villagers climb the mountain to plant trees in Wuying Village on the border between south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 17, 2022. Wuying Village is a Miao ethnic group hamlet that nestles snugly in the towering mountains stretching across the border between Guangxi and Guizhou. Six years ago, with the support of local government and Lianjiang City in Guangdong Province, the village began to implementing a ten-year tree planting program to improve local ecological environment. Thousands of peach, plum, pear and other fruit trees have been planted. Now, as these trees start bearing fruit, the living environment of the village continues to improve, laying a goundwork for future eco-tourism development. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

(ChineseToday)CHINA-YUNNAN-MUSEUM-NEW VITALITY-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240302) -- KUNMING, March 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guo Jin (R) communicates with a staff member on the design of a cultural and creative product at a museum of Chengjiang Fossil site in Chengjiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 23, 2024. Guo Jin, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is the deputy director of a museum of Chengjiang Fossil site in Chengjiang City of Yunnan Province. In the past 17 years, he has devoted himself to paleontology research and participated in the preparation work for the world heritage application of the Chengjiang Fossil site. The fossil site was approved to join the World Heritage List in 2012. Guo and his team leveraged modern technological means in exhibiting and injected new vitality into fossils through 3D restoration animation videos and interactive designs. By participating in the design of cultural and creative products, introducing new technologies like AR (augmented reality), 4D cinema, 8K spherical theater, they kept exploring new wa

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