In Spring, Hong Kong Festivals Bloom (source: topix.com)
A scene from “Like a Dream,” one of the films showing at the opening gala of this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival. (source: topix.com) – RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com
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2009 visitor arrivals up 0.3%
Visitor arrivals hit 29.59 million in 2009, up 0.3% on the previous year, the Tourism Board says. The number of Mainland tourists grew 6.5% to 17.96 million.
Multidisciplinary Researchers Convene for First International Congress on Abdominal Obesity (source: Topix.net)
Clinical and basic science researchers from around the world will convene in Hong Kong from January 28 to 30 for the First International Congress on Abdominal Obesity: “Bridging the Gap between Cardiology and Diabetology.” The congress, sponsored by the In… (source: Topix.net) – News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Chinese music maestros to perform
Chinese music conductors Hu Bingxu and Zhao Xintai, conductor and erhu soloist Ching Sau-wing, and guzheng soloist Yu Hong will join the Hong Kong City Chinese Orchestra to perform at two concerts in February and March.
Near Hong Kong, Where the Birds Are (source: Topix.net)
Winter in Hong Kong brings a flutter of migratory wings. The wetlands at the Mai Po Marshes Reserve in the extreme northwest corner of the territory are the best place to catch a glimpse of the phenomenon – more than 60,000 birds winter at the reserve, com… (source: Topix.net) – RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com
Vincent Lo to represent HK on APEC body
Vincent Lo has been appointed Hong Kong, China’s representative to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation’s Business Advisory Council, from January 1, 2010, until the end of 2011.