Lam's pledge to stimulate the economy with fresh relief measures came a day after official figures showed that the city's economy, battered by prolonged social unrest and the coronavirus outbreak, contracted 8.9 percent in the first quarter of 2020 while the outlook for the second quarter remained bleak. Lam said the government would consider increasing recurrent expenditures and investments.
Kyrgyzstan's Prime Minister Sadyr zhaparov delivers a speech during an extraordinary session of parliament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Oct 16, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
Kwok Pak-chung, regional commander of the Hong Kong Island, said at a daily press conference here on Thursday that the police have banned the application for a public meeting and public processions in Central and Western Districts on this Saturday, without naming the applicant.
Lance Bottoms, who just recently tested positive for the coronavirus, vowed to fight back, telling reporters at a news conference Thursday that she was "not afraid of the city being sued." Meanwhile in a tweet, the mayor criticized the governor's move, saying: "A better use of tax payer money would be to expand testing and contact tracing."
Lan Siren warned that the development of domestic forest tourism is still at its initial state with problems of low-level infrastructure and a lack of forest tourism products. After tackling the hard nut of poverty alleviation, local authorities should consider the promotion of eco-tourism, he said.
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LAS VEGAS?― More than 180,000 people attended CES to see the latest in consumer technology. From autonomous suitcases to a laundry-folding robot, there were many?wacky gadgets making headlines throughout the week.?But some of the most cutting-edge products at the show were designed for people with disabilities, demonstrating how the tech industry is increasingly focusing on accessibility technology as a way to make better products for everyone.
Kyriakos Talatinis, president of Cyprus Association of Valuers and Property Consultants, told Xinhua that investment by Chinese in the Paphos area was one of the reasons the property market jumped 40 percent in 2016 compared to 2015.
Lang once joined a summer camp initiated by the company to nurture future entrepreneurs where his public speaking skills were remarkably enhanced. And, in October 2017, he attended a one-year big data training course set up by the company at his university, where he was highly motivated by his peers' spirit of assiduous study and became determined to work harder in the future.
Lam is on the second day of a three-day visit to Beijing. She is expected to meet Xi, Premier Li Keqiang and other State leaders to brief them on Hong Kong's economic, social and political developments.