The Hainan government also recently started offering 30-day visa-free visits for travelers from 59 countries, and in April the Chinese government announced its intention to establish a free trade zone in Hainan by 2020, where multinationals are encouraged to set up their regional headquarters.
The Hong Kong Police Force had just about written the book on operational tactics for dealing with crowds running amok. In 2014, demonstrations disrupted the city's busiest districts for two months on end during the "Occupy Central" movement. In 2016 came the Mong Kok riot, but in neither case were the protesters hurling gasoline bombs into buildings and at police officers, Chan said.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, made up of nine cities in Guangdong province plus the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao, will become the largest of the world's top four bay area commercial regions as well as a top industrial, high-tech, financial and transportation zone.
The Flight 93 memorial is trimming its usual 90-minute ceremony, partly by eliminating musical interludes. Memorial spokeswoman Katherine Cordek said the names of the 40 people killed there would be read, but by one person instead of multiple family members.
The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council said in a statement that the national security law is consistent with the principle of "one country, two systems" and the Basic Law, and the necessity and legitimacy of the legislation are widely recognized by the international community.
The Hospital Authority chief manager (clinical effectiveness and technology management), Linda Yu, said that 21 arrivals with symptoms were sent straight to the hospital on Monday.
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The Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the satellites, was lifted off at 9:19 pm Eastern Standard Time (0219 GMT) from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, according to SpaceX live broadcast.
The ICC in March authorized an investigation into possible war crimes in Afghanistan, including those that may have been committed by the US military and the Central Intelligence Agency, which could lead to the indictment of US military and intelligence personnel.
The Federal Reserve announced an emergency half-point cut in interest rates last week and may cut rate again when it meets March 17-18. Some expect the Fed to trim as much as another three-quarters of a point from the newly lowered rate of 1 percent to 1.25 percent.
The HomePod debuts on stage at Apple WWDC Monday. (Screenshot Via Apple)