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Hong Kong Disney will draw 60% more visitors: government economist
Walt Disney Cos Hong Kong theme park will draw 60 percent more visitors in 2015 than in its best year so far, government economist Helen Chan () told the citys lawmakers yesterday. We have considered factors such as additional competition from Universal

'Serial killer' claims fifth victim in South Carolina
A 15-year-old South Carolina girl who was shot earlier this week by a man authorities say fits the description of a serial killer has died, police said Saturday.

Bank of China signs yuan trade settlement deal with HSBC, BOC (Hong Kong)
Bank of China (BOC), China's largest foreign exchange bank, announced Saturday it has signed a yuan trade settlement agreement with BOC (Hong Kong) and HSBC in Hong Kong. The BOC is the first mainland bank to reach such agreements following rules

Curious Russia prepares to welcome Obama (AFP)

AFP - Russia was Saturday preparing to welcome Barack Obama for the first time as US president, heartened by his description of the country as an equal but also stunned by criticism of Vladimir Putin.

Theme park news: Kobe rides Terminator coaster; bring back Captain EO; Hong Kong Disneyland expansion
A roundup of my theme park Twitter updates for the last week: * Online petition: Bring back Captain EO as a tribute to Michael Jackson at Disney Parks. Watch EO in 3-D at home. (Distant Creations) * New lands at Hong Kong Disneyland: Grizzly Trail

Biden in Iraq as troops become U.S. citizens
Vice President Joe Biden celebrated American patriotism during a Fourth of July visit to Iraq today. He presided at a naturalization ceremony at one of Saddam Hussein's former palaces, where 237 U.S. service members were sworn in as American citizens. "We did it in Saddam's palace and I can think of nothing better. That S.O.B. is rolling over in his grave right now," Biden said.

Fairtheworld Comments on Auto Industry: China's Automobile Enterprises Are Expanding Amidst an Adverse Market Under the Economic Crisis
HONG KONG, July 4 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The bankruptcy of Chrysler and GM has shocked the entire auto industry chain in America. The falling of giants has set off a chain of bankruptcies of related enterprises on the up and down-stream. Auto-part makers,

Fairtheworld Comments on Auto Industry: China's Automobile Enterprises Are Expanding...
Fairtheworld Comments on Auto Industry: China's Automobile Enterprises Are Expanding Amidst an Adverse Market Under the Economic Crisis HONG KONG, July 4 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The bankruptcy of Chrysler and GM has shocked the entire auto industry chain in

HK lawmakers discuss Disney expansion plan (AP)
AP - Hong Kong lawmakers said Saturday they would be unwilling to approve a plan to expand the city's Disneyland unless the government and Walt Disney Co. tell them how the theme park has performed since it opened in 2005.

Obama's trip: 3 more countries, 1 broad mission (AP)

AP - Determined to change the way the world views the United States, Barack Obama is onto his next foreign mission: rebuilding relations with Russia, proving to global leaders that America is serious about climate change, and outlining his vision for Africa, his father's birthplace.

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Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China on 1 July 1997. In this agreement, China has promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system will not be practiced in Hong Kong and that Hong Kong will enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the next 50 years.

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