Labor unions' lobbying efforts to include mandatory coronavirus safety measures are "an uphill battle," Bloomberg reported, citing Rebecca Reindel, occupational safety and health director for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations.
Kuang said China has become the fourth most popular destination for tourists, drawing around 138 million visits last year, a 3.5 percent rise on the previous year.
Land degradation is already affecting the well-being of 40 percent of the global population, and in just over three decades, an estimated 4 billion people will be forced to live in arid areas, the report said.
LEED Platinum is the highest rating for energy and resource efficiency awarded by the US Green Building Council.
Lam said Hong Kong could use its experience in asset management and risk management to make a contribution to the nation's major development plans, including the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20) and the Belt and Road Initiative.
Lam won the chief executive election with 777 of 1,163 valid votes on March 26. She is expected to assume office on July 1, 2017.
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LOS ANGELES - The Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles confirmed on Saturday that no Chinese citizen was onboard the aircraft which crashed in Hawaii on Friday night.
Lam said the SAR government needs to ensure the bill's human rights safeguards have a legally binding effect on the SAR. Lam also promised the government will provide regular reports to the city's legislature about the bill's implementation once it is passed and enacted.
LIMA, Peru - At least 48 people died when a bus tumbled down a cliff onto a rocky beach on Tuesday along a narrow stretch of highway known as the "Devil's Curve", Peruvian police and fire officials said.
LONDON -- Chinese Ambassador to Britain Liu Xiaoming said Monday that the Chinese government remains determined in its opposition to any external forces' interference in Hong Kong affairs, urging those external forces to immediately stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs and China's internal affairs.