Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman said the Hong Kong dollar would be gone by 1999, and environmentalist Christine Loh Kung-wai expressed fears that Beijing would turn on those "considered to have conspired with the British, maybe me among them".
Non-food costs rose 2.5 percent year-on-year, 0.1 percentage point higher than the increase posted in October. The costs of health-care, housing and culture and entertainment led the gains.
Northeast Pharmaceutical (NEPHARM) said in its semiannual report that its revenue rose 9.65 percent year-on-year to 4.11 billion yuan (2 million) while indicating that mixed-ownership reforms are contributing to the revival of the State-owned enterprise.
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Next in line was the information support group. It showed some of the nation's latest electronic warfare devices, such as electronic reconnaissance and electronic countermeasure vehicles, as well as anti-radar and communication-jamming drones, making public the PLA's information operation capacity for the first time.
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No decision has been made on when construction will start, but Li expressed confidence that the Beihu and Dujiangyan segments would be under the administration of her base.
Not every parent welcomes his visits. A student's mother once shut the door in his face, but he insisted on communicating with the mother and the visit went ahead successfully later on.
Norway and Germany, two of its largest contributors, have threatened to withdraw, with Norway saying last year that payments to Brazil would be halved and might even be eliminated altogether.
Next year will mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties between China and India, he said, adding that the two countries should seize the opportunities and take concrete actions, march together on the path of pursuing the Chinese dream and building a "new India," and continue to strengthen their development partnership.