The bodies were found about 50 nautical miles (90 kilometers) southwest of the area in which the vessel Fujing 001 sank, authorities in the southeastern province of Guangdong said.
The opening of the exhibition came just two days after China's leader Xi Jinping marked the anniversary of Hong Kong's return with a visit to what is officially called the special autonomous region and a speech emphasizing Beijing's control under its vision of “one country, two systems.”
The accident occurred about 300 kilometers (186 miles) south of Hong Kong.
As the only candidate in the polls, John Lee was expected to win, especially since he has Beijing's endorsement and last month obtained 786 nominations from members of the Election Committee in support of his candidacy.
Passengers from India can arrive in Hong Kong only if they have a COVID-19 negative certificate from a test done 48 hours prior to the journey.
Hong Kong, the financial hub has seen international events canceled because of the crackdown, and local football club Shanghai Port has been forced to withdraw from the Asian Champions League because travel restrictions prevented it from attending games in Thailand.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam's successor will be picked in May, with the city’s hard-line security chief during the 2019 protests seen as a likely choice.
As COVID-19 cases recede worldwide and the threat of the pandemic wanes down, more and more countries are opening their borders to tourists from across the globe. However, vaccination is mandatory and testing on arrival and quarantine are advised in some nations.
Travelers entering the city can also quarantine for as little as seven days in quarantine hotels — down from 14 days — if they test negative for the virus on the sixth and seventh days of their quarantine.
Hong Kong has reported about 5,000 new daily infections since Feb 15, with the number threatening to overwhelm its healthcare system.
Zhuhai, Huizhou and Dongguan in China's south Guangdong province close to Hong Kong have announced cash rewards for people who report suspected illegal crossings from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) amid reports of people fleeing to mainland by road and sea to escape the spread of the contagion, state-run Global Times reported on Saturday.
The fire started in the early afternoon at the World Trade Centre on Gloucester Road in the city’s popular Causeway Bay shopping district, according to a govt notice.
Globally, restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic have disrupted the supply of goods which led to shortages and higher prices.
On November 3, the World Health Organisation (WHO) had granted emergency use approval for Covaxin.
People who have stayed in the UK for more than two hours will be restricted from boarding passenger flights to Hong Kong.
The 56 km-long Tuen Ma Line has 27 stations and connects Tuen Mun to Wu Kai Sha of the New Territories, making Hong Kong's railway network more comprehensive. Tuen Ma Line Phase 1 was opened on February 14, 2020
Ryan Law, the chief editor, and Cheung Kim-hung, the CEO of Next Digital, have been charged with collusion with a foreign country to endanger national security in a case widely seen as an attack on press freedom in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory
China's Zhang Hong, 46, became Asia's first blind man, and the world's third, to scale the peak from the Nepal side. While, Tsang Yin-Hung, 45, a former teacher from Hong Kong, became the fastest woman to scale the peak. Check out what the record setters have to say after their achievement.
The Hong Kong government's decision has come after 50 passengers of two Vistara flights this month were found positive for Covid-19 when tested on arrival.
Seven of Hong Kong's leading pro-democracy advocates, including a media tycoon and an 82-year-old veteran of the movement, were convicted Thursday for organising and participating in a march during massive anti-government protests in 2019 that triggered a crackdown on dissent.
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