The railroad is part of the involved countries' plan for a network of links across Southeast Asia, that had its start in a memorandum of understanding on railway cooperation signed by the Chinese and Thai governments in 2014.
The rally, consisting of an assembly and a procession, was scheduled to start 2:30 pm Sunday, marching from the city's shopping district Causeway Bay to financial hub, Central.
The province had 211 days of fairly good air quality by Wednesday, achieving the goal of more than 200 days in 2017, the government official said.
The rapid development of enterprises also generated serious environmental pollution, and the Shenyang Smelting Plant became the city's largest source of air pollution. The sulfur dioxide emitted by the factory accounted for 42 percent of the total.
The provincial forest fire brigade said 100 professional fire fighters are also heading to the site of the fire.
The railway network is expected to handle a daily average of 5 million passengers during the holiday. Although that is only a third of last year's figure, it shows an apparent increase over earlier days this year, according to the Ministry of Transport.
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The rapid growth of specialty-coffee shops in Shanghai in recent years indicates the market's progress. [Photo provided to China Daily]
The rail link could bring more opportunities to Hong Kong and "I feel quite excited to witness such a historic moment," said Leung.
The province also plans to attract small and medium-sized enterprises from countries such as Switzerland, Germany, the United States, and Japan as well as regions such as Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, according to its plan.
The recent epidemic has also underlined the importance of developing a resilient and sustainable healthcare ecosystem that should be embedded with key components such as pharmaceutical innovation, high drug quality, and supply sustainability, he explained.