The spokesman said Hong Kong's institutional strengths and core competitiveness are still intact despite the challenges, adding that under the "one country, two systems" arrangement, Hong Kong continues to be an international financial center and one of the best places around the world for doing business.
The statement came after the commission held a meeting on Thursday to summarize its work in the first half of the year and make arrangements for the second.
The slaughtering industry also reported a work resumption rate of 87 percent among hog-slaughtering enterprises in the country and 83 percent of poultry slaughterhouses in 16 provincial-level regions had returned to work, Wei said.
The state Senate is expected to resume debate on the bill next week. The House had earlier passed the measure without exceptions for rape and incest.
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The spokesman pointed out that the 12 absconders did not stay in Hong Kong to face their legal liabilities, but fled Hong Kong through illegal means to evade legal liabilities. They were arrested by the Chinese mainland law enforcement agencies in mainland waters according to their laws on suspicion of illegal crossing. The relevant mainland authorities are handling the case according to their legal system.
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The spokesman said that the mainland encouraged and supported cross-Straits people-to-people exchange and cooperation in various fields.
The statement urged local authorities to determine the cause of the accident as soon as possible and vowed to severely punish those responsible if serious violations are found.
The size of the electronic information sector in Chengdu and Chongqing now accounts for about one third of that of the global electronic information industry, according to a report from Chengdu Daily, which is affiliated with the local government.
The stock of the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway Co Ltd, the operator of the country's most lucrative rail route, opened up 20.08 percent to 5.86 yuan, with a total market value of 287.8 billion yuan during the collective bidding stage on its first trading day today. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]