China Chronicles July 1, 2012
- Hu urges new HKSAR gov't to promote harmony, stability
CHINESE President Hu Jintao this morning urged the just-inaugurated government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) to promote social harmony and stability.
Harmony and stability underpin development, while improving people's livelihood is essential for building a harmonious and stable society, said Hu in a speech at the inaugural ceremony of the fourth-term government of the SAR and the swearing-in of Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center.
"It is imperative for the new SAR government to follow the principle of putting people first in its administration, accurately gauge public opinion and take concrete and effective measures to properly address issues concerning people's livelihood and social tensions," he said.
The president urged the SAR government to pay greater attention to ensuring equal opportunities, heed the concerns of disadvantaged groups and care about the younger generation so that the people of all sectors in Hong Kong will share the benefits of the city's development and lead a better life.
He also called on people from different social groups and sectors in Hong Kong to bear in mind the overall interests, follow the call of loving the motherland and loving Hong Kong, work for the broadest unity, wholeheartedly support the new SAR government in effectively administering Hong Kong pursuant to law, and increase the cohesion of the Hong Kong society.
- Hu: HK residents enjoy broad range of democratic rights, freedoms
CHINESE President Hu Jintao said this morning that Hong Kong residents now enjoy the range of democratic rights and freedoms that they had never done before.
"Never before have Hong Kong residents enjoyed the range of democratic rights and freedoms as they do now," said Hu in a speech at the inaugural ceremony of the fourth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) and the swearing- in of Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center.
Over the past 15 years, the principles of "one country, two systems", "Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong" and a high degree of autonomy have been fully implemented, said Hu, adding that the compatriots in Hong Kong are now masters of their own fate and manage, on their own, affairs that fall within the autonomy of the SAR.
Since Hong Kong's return to the motherland, the political system and democracy have developed in an incremental and orderly manner, and achieved much progress.
"We should continue to advance the democratic process in Hong Kong as provided for in the Basic Law and the relevant decisions of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress," he said.
Rule of law is a core value of Hong Kong, and the Basic Law has the supreme status in the legal system of the Hong Kong SAR and is the legal basis for administering Hong Kong pursuant to law, he noted.
- New HK gov't to promote economy, democracy, livelihood: Leung
HONG Kong's new chief executive Leung Chun-ying today said the new government will lead the city to develop the economy, improve people's livelihood, promote democracy and build a more prosperous, progressive and righteous society.
Leung made the pledge in his inaugural speech delivered at the swearing-in ceremony of the fourth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
"I will spare no effort to carry out my election platform and lead Hong Kong in 'seeking change while preserving stability,'" he said.
He said to promote sustained and robust economic development, the foundation of Hong Kong's prosperity, "the Government must assist investors and enterprises, large and small, to seize opportunities arising from our nation's and the world's economic growth."
"We must capitalize on the opportunities to consolidate and elevate Hong Kong's status as an international financial center and help the shipping industry to restructure and upgrade. We must also fully implement all economic and trade agreements signed with Mainland counterparts to expand job opportunities and development potential in the Mainland for Hong Kong people," he said.
He said the government will formulate industry policy to promote and support the pillar industries that are essential to economic development, including supporting Hong Kong enterprises operating outside Hong Kong and new industries with growth potential.
He said the preparatory task force on Economic Development Commission, Financial Services Development Council and Commission on Poverty will commence operation today.
"They will address issues from a high-level perspective and with inter-departmental and cross-sector collaboration. We will ensure that both policy research and implementation deliver results," he said.
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- 41 hurt as 6.6-magnitude earthquake hits Xinjiang
MORE than 41 people were injured, including one in a critical condition, after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region early yesterday morning.
No fatalities were reported, said China Network Television (CNTV).
The earthquake struck a mountainous area along the border of Hejing and Xinyuan counties shortly after 5am, toppling at least 1,969 houses and damaging 11,300 others.
Almost 360 domestic animals were reported killed as more than 1,560 livestock sheds collapsed.
As many as 189 aftershocks were felt, the strongest recorded at 4.2-magnitude, reported Xinhua News Agency.
The China Earthquake Networks Center launched a level-three emergency response following the quake, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs has dispatched 2,500 tents and 12,500 quilts to quake-hit areas, Xinhua said.
'Become stronger'
"At first, it wasn't shaking so badly and I thought it might be some big vehicles driving by," a resident in Urumqi, the region's biggest city and capital, told CCTV yesterday.
"But then I went to the window and saw no heavy trucks, by which time, the quake had become stronger."
Householders awoken by the quake rushed onto the streets, fearful of their homes collapsing.
"My wife's cosmetics were shaking on the table," another resident told CCTV. "I alerted my wife, kid and neighbors and we ran downstairs."
The earthquake caused power failures, including in parts of Urumqi.
The quake also triggered landslides and caused cave-ins on highways in Xinjiang.
One landslide on National Highway 217 Xinyuan County section left around 120 people trapped in vehicles, Xinhua reported.
About 70 police officers were dispatched to the scene for rescue work.
Detailed reports of damage and losses caused by the quake are still being compiled, the ministry said.
The quake-hit region, 3,500 meters above sea level, has a long history of geologically activity.
- Hu: HK government will unite society
CHINESE President Hu Jintao said in Hong Kong yesterday that the new government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will be able to unite all sectors of society and lead them to turn the city into an international metropolis with "economic prosperity, political structural democracy and social harmony."
"With the strong support of the central government, the firm backing of the mainland and the good foundation that has been built over the past 15 years," the new HKSAR government led by Leung Chun-ying will have closer links with the mainland and more extensive connections with the world, Hu said, while addressing the welcoming dinner hosted by the HKSAR government.
Hu arrived Hong Kong Friday on a three-day trip for the 15th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China and the ceremony to inaugurate the fourth-term government of the HKSAR today.
Calling Hong Kong "a place where miracles happen," Hu said the spiritual strength that Hong Kong compatriots have forged over the years was behind the success of the world-renowned metropolis.
The fact that the city still faces increasingly fierce competition and daunting challenges "requires the Hong Kong people to carry forward this same spirit," the visiting president said.
In his speech broadcast live, Hu urged some 7 million Hong Kong people to stand together in the face of difficulties, work hard with tenacity and confidence and use their wisdom and diligence to build better lives.
Hu visited the site of Hong Kong's Kai Tak Development (KTD) project yesterday morning, where he was accompanied by outgoing Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen and other top officials.
Hu toured the Kai Tak cruise terminal under construction and viewed the models of the terminal and the Kowloon East development zone before heading to the nearby construction site of the Kai Tak public housing scheme to learn about its progress.
Hu, also general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of C! hina and chairman of the Central Military Commission, said he felt very pleased to visit Hong Kong after his last trip five years ago, and hoped to visit "as many places as possible."
The KTD project is one of the major infrastructure construction projects in the city, which is designed to meet the demand for boosting Hong Kong's economic development and improving the people's livelihood and environmental protection, he said.
"It is a very significant project," Hu said, stressing that the progress and quality of the project must be guaranteed, while greater attention should be given to workplace safety.
- Jiaolong hits highs in deep
China's manned submersible, Jiaolong, which completed its sixth and final dive 7,000 meters into the Mariana Trench yesterday, is hoisted out of the water by its mother ship Xiangyanghong 09. The Jiaolong set a national dive record on Wednesday after reaching 7,062 meters below sea level during its fifth dive into the deepest part of the world's oceans. The Jiaolong has enabled China to join the ranks of deep-sea faring countries. The United States, Japan, France and Russia lead the world in the development of deep-sea exploration technology.
- Alert lifted
CHINA'S meteorological authority yesterday lifted a yellow typhoon alert. Tropical storm Doksuri had weakened after making landfall yesterday on the coast of Guangdong Province, said the National Meteorological Center.
- Landslide kills 7
SEVEN people were killed in a landslide on a highway in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Thursday afternoon, local authorities said yesterday. The landslide occurred in Miansha township in Mianning county.
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