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Central government and HK government demanded thorough investigation in Manila shooting
Eight Hong Kong tourists were killed in a shooting after their tour bus was hijacked in Manila, the capital of the Philippines on Monday (23rd). The Hong Kong government immediately flew the families of the victims to Manila as well as officials and doctors to help in the aftermath. Both the Hong Kong and Chinese mainland governments have demanded a thorough investigation into the shooting. The President of the Philippines, Benigno Aquino presented to China's ambassador the preliminary investigation into the hostage saga on Tuesday (24th) and said the country's Vice-President and Foreign Secretary will fly to Beijing and Hong Kong to present their final report upon completion. On Wednesday (25th), the police officer who handled the hostage crisis as well as four members of the SWAT team were relieved from their posts to make way for an impartial investigation.

Senior Citizens Get allowance for Shenzhen SEZ celebration
This Thursday (26th) marked the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Shenzhen as a special economic zone. To mark the occasion, as well as to commemorate the man who was behind the idea, late leader Deng Xiaoping, an exhibition showcasing Shenzhen¡¯s achievements was staged in Shenzhen Museum. Furthermore, it has been announced that senior Shenzhen citizens aged 80 or above will get an extra subsidy from the government beginning this month.


Metros to run around the clock on opening and closing day
All lines on Guangzhou Metro will run continuously for 44 hours on the opening and closing days of the Asian Games, running every 15 minutes. This shall be the first time since Guangzhou Metro opened 13 years ago.


GZ Government Calls for Netizens Ideas for Asian Games
A campaign recently started, launched by the Guangzhou Government, named "Embrace the Asian Games, Create a New Life" asking netizens' for ideas for the Games. From now on until Sep 20th, people can send emails to wenji@dayoo.cn to explain what they think should happen, what events or shows, during the 16th Asian Games.


2010 Book fair's attendance reaches a high
The 2010 Guangzhou book fair ended on Wednesday (Aug 25th). The week-long event saw a record number of visitors, at over 700,000. Our journalist Luo Su has the details:
This time, the layout of the fair was improved compared with past years: 26 areas were set up according to book categories, and a family meeting area was created for parents who lose their children. Mr. Mo is a regular visitor to the book fair and he told us:
"recording" I come here every year. This time the venue is obviously bigger and more books are available. I can look for the books I want according to categories, it's more convenient. It used to be arranged according to different publishers, it was more chaotic that way. "recording"
The fair lasted for 7-days but it seems that readers can't get enough of it and they now have expectations:
"recording" I hope there will be more than one such book fair a year. I hope it will be more frequent. "recording" 6
"recording" I will this book fair will get better each time. "recording"