His office said he still plans to complete the full line, although he said the current plan would cost too much and take too long.
Hong Kong police on Thursday cracked an alleged money-laundering syndicate that is also suspected of funding protesters involved in the city's protracted anti-government protests.
Hong Kong residents now enjoy democratic rights and freedoms unimaginable under the British colonial rule, and Hong Kong's status as a global financial, shipping and trade center has been reinforced, the spokesperson said.
His comments came after China announced a set of new measures to further liberalize financial services. The new policy gives foreign companies greater market access in areas like asset management, pension fund management and currency brokerage. It also involves deregulation in bond underwriting and credit rating business.
Hong Kong Barrister and Legislator Priscilla Leung Mei-fun agreed with Han that the city's executive, legislative and judicial organs share the common responsibility in quelling violence.
Historians said as many as 400,000 women from Asian countries were forced into sex enslavement for the Japanese military brothels during the Pacific War.
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His master taught him very thoroughly with strict attention to detail, he says, and from then on each day Chen would practice the basic skills including the horse riding stance and the punch.
Hong Kong's Wine and Dine Festival kicked off on Nov 11. [Photo provided to China Daily]
His case will be transferred to the prosecuting department, and a lenient punishment will be suggested.
Hong Kong's fragile economy, which has already been weighed down by the double whammy of the Sino-US trade battles and months-long violent protests in the city, could brace for a negative growth of 1.8 percent for the whole year in the aftermath of a negative growth of 6 percent over the first quarter, Wang said.