Hong Kong action choreographer and director Yuen Woo-ping was honored at the Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Award at the ongoing 18th New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) in recognition of his substantial contribution to contemporary kung fu and action movies.
His country's sovereign decisions "cannot be bought", he said.
His unceasing ambition drove him to venture into something bigger — heavy machinery. Hong Kong was on track for development, but construction hardware was scarce, he noted. At the time, he was able to procure leftover US military machinery from Okinawa, through a friend who had studied at Japan's Waseda University.
Hong Kong's economy, which has contracted for four consecutive quarters, is not yet out of recession, but the contraction pressure is expected to be slightly relieved if the epidemic situation in Hong Kong continues to be contained, the financial chief wrote in a blog article.
Homicide rate in China is one of the lowest in the world, said the country's top security chief.
Hong Kong's GDP in proportion to the Chinese mainland has slumped from a peak of 27 percent in 1993 to less than 3 percent now.
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Hong Kong tourists can stay in the country for up to 30 days. They may apply for the tourist visa upon arrival at Yangon, Mandalay or Nay Pyi Taw international airports.
Hong Kong bears no less responsibility as the rest of the nation in safeguarding national security despite having a separate legal system, Deng Zhonghua, deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Monday.The proposed national security legislation will become an amulet for the special administrative region to guarantee its long-term prosperity and stability, he said at a seminar on Basic Law in Shenzhen.The national security law, once enacted, will be an organic part of the local legal system, which no local legislation should contravene, he added. The proposed law aims at closing a legal loophole in national security in the SAR. It is currently being drafted by the Standing Committee of the nation's top legislature – the National People's Congress. It aims to outlaw four types of acts – secession, subversion, terrorism and conspiracy with external forces.Addressing the seminar, Chen Dong, deputy director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR, said he believes the enactment of the national security law would earn the city stronger support from the central government, which will create broader development prospects for Hong Kong under the "one country, two systems" framework.About 100 guests attended the one-day seminar, marking the 30th anniversary of the promulgation of the Basic Law.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor (4th from right) and other guests sing the national anthem during a gala to celebrate the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. At Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, in Wan Chai, on Sept 30, 2020. [PARKER ZHENG/CHINA DAILY]
Ho said one of his passions and missions is to bring Chinese culture "back to" the centre stage of the world, as it had been for thousands of years.