Hong Kong today is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, long gone are the days when it was under British colonial rule, the spokeswoman added.
Holding a pickax with a rope wound around the top, a shaman cleared his throat and began chanting. The end of each section of the chant was signaled by the shaman hitting a sheet of metal with the pickax. Occasionally he scattered rice on the ground.
History shows the two countries provide opportunities for each other's development, and China is willing to expand trade and investment and also welcomes high-quality goods from the Oceania country, the premier said.
Ho also appealed to the public to stay home and avoid going out.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said on Monday she would unveil detailed plans to raise recurrent education spending during a Legislative Council meeting on Wednesday. She called for support for the plan from lawmakers, saying she wants to address such issues in the next couple of months.
His remarks follow Imax China's strong box-office performance in a sluggish market.
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His latest book, Forever Spring, a large coffee-table book with more than 120 color illustrations and text in English and Chinese, was published in China by the Shanghai People's Fine Arts Publishing House last year.
Homeland: Stories from Sanjiangyuan, a seven-minute Chinese production about herdsmen helping protect Nyanpo Yuzee National Park, received the Jinxi Prize for best short film, while the award for best student film went to first-year undergraduate Wang Xiaonan for Beryl's One Week, which highlighted the use of plastics in everyday life.
Hong Kong exhibitors will account for some 1,700-sq-m of exhibition space this year, an increase of 20 percent from last year.
History proves that the pursuit of truth and progress by the Chinese people and nation has been made unstoppable since China embraced Marxism, the CPC leadership, and the great awakening of the Chinese people and the nation, Xi said.