Good morning! Today is August 19, 2019 Monday. The 19th day of the lunar calendar, the 19th day of the seventh month of Jihai year, , and the "morning reading" is here! at 6:30 am every day to get you the past 24 hours. A list of global current political news worth paying attention to is a good look at today's wonderful articles in Shanghai's "Liberation Daily"
▌ Hong Kong all sectors support the SAR government to boost the economy
※ The ongoing violent incidents not only seriously disrupt social order and trample on the rule of law, but also make the Hong Kong economy, which is already in trouble with internal and external affairs, worsens the injury. All sectors of Hong Kong society have continued to speak out in recent days, supporting the measures issued by the Hong Kong SAR government to help the people and relieve the difficulties. They look forward to the "Policy Report" released in October to take more active measures to promote the Hong Kong economy back on track, and call on Hong Kong society to unite and reject violence, and restore a peaceful and stable situation as soon as possible.
Hong Kong SAR government recently released data showing that in the first half of 2019, due to external troubles and weak internal demand, Hong Kong's GDP increased by only 0.55% year-on-year, showing the weakest state since the recession in 2009. Faced with the severe situation, the Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Chan Mo-po, announced a series of measures with a expenditure scale of HK$19.1 billion, aiming to "support enterprises" and "protect employment" and reduce the living burden of citizens.
The Executive Meeting of the SAR resumed its meeting in advance this week. Chief Executive of the SAR Carrie Lam said that he had met with representatives from different sectors and that the Policy Address issued in October would take "bold measures".
The sabotage activities of radical violent elements have seriously impacted Hong Kong's rule of law, social order, economy, people's livelihood and international image. Representatives from all walks of life in Hong Kong have issued a call to overcome the development difficulties faced by Hong Kong and bring economic operation back on track. The most urgent task at present is to end the increasingly violent and chaotic situation as soon as possible in order to return to the main topic of development.
Huang Bingfeng, chairman of the Hong Kong Mainland Economic and Trade Association, expressed his support for the SAR government to take more decisive and resolute actions to solve issues concerning young people, including land shortages, high housing prices, upward mobility, and economic structure issues, as well as economic structure issues, with faster and more effective policy measures. He called on the government to "provide more housing and property plans that young people can touch and feel, so that they can feel hope for their future and minimize the chances of being incited."
【1】 Yesterday afternoon, the reporter learned from the Shanghai delegation of the Second National Youth Games that Shanghai won 73 gold medals, 72 silver medals, 75 bronze medals, a total of 220 medals.
【2】 Starting from August 26, the large-scale documentary "Love in the Yangtze River" led by Shanghai Radio and Television Station and jointly created by 11 provincial satellite TV stations including Hunan, Zhejiang, Jiangsu will be broadcast on Oriental Satellite TV.
【3】2019 Black Pool Dance Festival grandly opened at Baoshan Sports Center yesterday. The Blackpool Dance Festival is held every year in the Winter Garden of Blackpool Town, England, and is known as the "National Standard Dance Olympics".
【4】 Last night, the children's version of Shanghai opera "The Great Thunderstorm" premiered in Shanghai, winning applause and cheers from old drama fans in the audience. This is the first time that Wen Guang Art Troupe has held a full-play performance completely by children after launching the old and young version of the Shanghai opera "The Great Thunderstorm" in Minhang New Dongyuan last year. The calligraphy version of Xi Jinping's "On Adhering to Promoting the Building of a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind" translated by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China's Party History and Literature Research Institute was recently published and distributed by the Central Compilation and Translation Press.
【2】 "International Military Competition-2019" Korla Division Closing Ceremony was held at the Korla National Sports Park in Xinjiang on the 17th. In half a month's game, the Chinese team won all gold medals in the competition area.
【3】 Jin'an Branch of Fuzhou Public Security Bureau of Fujian Province reported on the 18th that a sports goods company in Fujian received a express parcel sent by an American customer carried by FedEx, with a gun inside. At present, the Fuzhou police have temporarily detained the gun and launched a case to investigate.
【4】html At 12:5 on the 518th, the magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred in Hualien with an earthquake depth of 5.0 kilometers. The center of the earthquake is located 27.8 kilometers southwest of the Hualien County Government (Shoufeng Township, Hualien County), and the maximum earthquake of Isaki in Hualien County is 5. No news of casualties.
【5】 China ETC service platform officially launched on the 18th to provide services. Car owners can apply for ETC online for free through the State Council client mini program ETC service area or the official WeChat ETC service platform of the Ministry of Transport.
【1】 French President Macron will meet with Russian President Putin at the southern French resort of Bregonsongburg on the 19th. The Elysee Palace announced that the meeting between the leaders of the two countries will focus on the Iranian nuclear issue and the situation in Syria, Libya, Ukraine and other regions.
【2】 The Israeli military announced in the early morning of the 18th that the Israeli army killed five Gaza militants who tried to launch an attack across the border.
【3】 Argentine Finance Minister Nicholas Duhovne announced his resignation on the 17th. He formally submitted his written resignation to President Mauricio Macri on the same day.
【4】 Iceland is scheduled to hold a memorial service on the 18th to commemorate the first glacier that disappeared due to climate warming, namely the Oak Glacier.
【5】 A bus carrying Chinese tourists had a traffic accident in Moscow City on the morning of the 18th. At the time of the incident, the bus was carrying a Chinese tourist group to the historical city of Suzdal. There were more than 30 people on the bus and more than 10 people on the bus were slightly injured.
▌ ▌ crosses the new "Loushanguan" and "Lazikou"
※1 version General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xi Jinping recently made important instructions on the theme interview activity of "Reporters Going Again to the Long March" that on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China and on the occasion of the whole party carrying out in-depth education on the theme of "Never Forget the Original Intention and Keeping In Mind the Mission" by the Central Propaganda Department, the theme interview activity of "Reporters Going Again to the Long March" vividly reproduces the fierce and earth-shaking revolutionary stories, which is very meaningful for explaining the great Long March spirit forged with life and blood.
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▌ allows foreign high-quality agricultural resources to connect with the Chinese market
※2 version Shanghai has agricultural land resources in Yancheng, Jiangsu, Xuancheng, Huangshan and other places in Anhui, but do you know that Shanghai is also controlling important food resources in Brazil, on the other side of the earth? Previously, Shanghai private enterprise Pengxin Group acquired more than half of the equity of two large grain trading companies in Brazil, allowing foreign high-quality agricultural and food resources to connect with the Chinese market and achieve "growing the world's land and producing Chinese grain." Now the two companies are operating well, controlling more than 7 million tons of soybean resources, and are expected to control 30 million tons of food resources in Brazil in the future.
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▌ retains "beautiful homesickness" and stimulates new vitality in the countryside
※3 version Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasized that in building beautiful villages, "cannot be demolished and built in large quantities, especially ancient villages must be protected"; the construction of new rural areas must follow the laws of rural development, fully reflect the characteristics of the countryside, "pay attention to the local taste, retain the rural style, keep the green mountains and green waters, and remember the homesickness."
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column editor: Zhou Yangqing Text editor: Zhou Yangqing
