Vice-Premier Han Zheng (3rd from right) joins the panel discussions by lawmakers from Hong Kong in Beijing on March 4, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua] Vice-Premier Han Zheng called upon national legislators from Hong Kong on Wednesday to pay special attention to the city's youth, to help them grasp opportunities presented by the country's major strategies. Han, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, focused on the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. He made the remarks during a closed-door meeting with 36 Hong Kong deputies to the National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. According to Hong Kong NPC deputy Wong Yuk-shan, who was in the closed meeting, Han said the younger generation will be the major driving force in the development of both the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the nation. Another NPC deputy from Hong Kong, Ma Fung-kwok, said all deputies should take the initiative to listen to the voices of the younger generation and encourage them to participate in the country's development. Han told deputies to treat young people as their own children, put themselves into their shoes and communicate with them in ways they understand, Wong said. Saying that the Greater Bay Area blueprint provides a steppingstone for Hong Kong's development, Han pledged that the central government will release additional measures to support the younger generation. wristbands canadacustom silicone bracelets canadarubber bracelets canadasilicone bracelets canadasilicone wristbands canadacustom wristbands canadacanadian wristbandswristbands canada
The designer of winning mascots Ryo Taniguchi attends a news conference after Tokyo Olympics organizers unveiled the mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics selected by popular vote by elementary students across Japan at the Hoyonomori Gakuen School in Tokyo, Japan, February 28, 2018. [Photo/Agencies] The schoolchildren have had their say: A pair of futuristic digital characters will be the mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. Organizers unveiled the winning designs at a school in Tokyo on Wednesday. A total of 205,755 classes at 16,769 elementary schools took part in selecting three short-listed designs, with their classes casting a single vote. The winning pair, clad in the 'ichimatsu checkered pattern of the Games' official logo, received 109,041 votes. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games finally have their mascots, said Ryohei Miyata, head of the mascot selection panel. This means a lot, especially in Japan. I cannot wait to see these two characters coming to life in the stadiums, on the streets and on TV.Organizers say the mascots combine tradition with innovation.
