Tsang officially sworn in
Edited by Shen Yang


HKSAR's new leader Tsang holds his first news conference on June 25 after his inauguration.

Donald Tsang has been officially sworn in as the new chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).

Tsang took the oath of office in front of Premier Wen Jiabao in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing at 9:00 am on June 24.

Wearing his trademark bow-tie, smiling Tsang shook hands with the Premier. Wen handed him the letter of appointment after his inauguration to unanimous applause.

The Premier said he hoped Tsang would unite and lead the SAR government and the Hong Kong people and "contribute further to Hong Kong's prosperity and stability."

Wen, who met Tsang after the oath-taking ceremony, quoted an old Chinese saying - "The task is arduous while the road ahead is long" - to encourage the new Hong Kong leader.

He also reiterated a pledge that the central government would unswervingly uphold the "one country, two systems" principle and the Basic Law, and support the rule of the SAR government according to law.

"Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve the Hong Kong people and the country. I will certainly continue to work hard for the future of Hong Kong," Tsang said.

Vice-Premier Wu Yi, State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan, and Liao Hui, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, attended the ceremony.

Also present were Hong Kong's Secretary for Justice Elsie Leung Oi-sie, Secretary for Constitutional Affairs Stephen Lam Sui-lung, and Tsang's wife, Salina.

In the afternoon, President Hu Jintao also met Tsang.

The President congratulated Tsang on assuming the office as Hong Kong's new chief executive and approved his program for governance.

Hu said Tsang was elected strictly according to law, after he won the support and nomination from the majority of members of the Election Committee (EC) in the chief executive by-election.

Hu said he hoped Tsang would constantly improve governance, maintain social stability and harmony, and promote economic development.

Tsang will serve the remaining two years of former Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa's second term. Tung resigned in March for health reasons.

There will be another vote in 2007 for a new chief executive with a full five-year term.

 

The world heats up
Photo source: ImagineChina

	Floating on the "dead sea" 山东: "小死海"上好乘凉 The rising heat during the early summer has made the ecological park in Shouguang City, Shandong Province, more and more popular. The lake in this park is referred to as the "small dead sea." Seen in the picture are some ladies floating on the water to cool themselves down, June 25.
	Heat wave causes deaths 巴基斯坦: 50度高温致百余人死亡 A Pakistani man quenches his thirst as he drinks water rushing from a pipe in Islamabad, June 24. At least 106 people have died in a blistering heat wave across Pakistan, with temperatures soaring to 50 degrees Celsius, the highest in more than a decade.
	Free water distribution 印度:政府向路人发糖水览 Indian social service organizations distribute free sweetened water to passersby in order to cool them down in India's northwestern state of Punjab, June 22. The temperature reached the 45 degree Celsius mark for a third consecutive day and has led to scores of heat-related deaths since early June.
	Paris is a big swimming pool 巴黎: 艾菲尔铁塔下喷泉成公众泳池 Parisian people bathe in a fountain in front of Eiffel Tower in Paris as high temperatures strike the French capital on June 22.
	Dogs play in water 上海: 赛犬泡澡来降温 Some dogs at Shanghai's wildlife park play together in the waters of a swimming pool during a hot afternoon, June 26. The highest temperature in Shanghai reached 36.1 degrees Celsius that day.

 

 

World in Words
Collected & translated by Beverly

"When you download a big presentation, it goes really fast. But then if you forward it to someone else, you feel as though you've hit a wall."
"当你下载一个大文件的时候, 速度相当快. 但如果你想把它转给其他人, 你会觉得像撞上了一堵墙. "
Roger, a telecom analyst for EV-DO, discussing a new technology to get you online wirelessly, ensuring you an average download speed of 400 to 700 kilobits per second (kbps). However, sending data is a different story.
--电信分析师罗格对于无线上网新技术EV-DO作了如上评价. 利用EV-DO, 平均下载速度可达到400-700 kbps, 但如果想发送数据, 就得另当别论了.

"There was an absolute spike in airplay subsequent to the reading of the verdict. Only time will tell whether the increased airplay will be sustained."
"判决结果出来以后, 电台播放的杰克逊歌曲明显多了. 只有时间能证明这种趋势将维持多久. "
Rich Meyer, president of Mediabase 24/7. US radio disc jockeys have scrambled to play Michael Jackson's songs following his acquittal on child sex charges - giving a much needed boost to the King of Pop's career.
--Mediabase 24/7公司总裁里奇·迈耶表示, 迈克尔·杰克逊的娈童指控获判无罪以后, 美国电台的DJ们就争抢着播放他的歌曲, 这对这位流行歌王的演唱事业无疑是一个很大的推进.

"If you want to stay in business, you have to have more efficient fuel, and that means more efficient engines."
"你若想在业务上长胜不败, 就必须拥有更高效的燃料, 或者说更高效的发动机. "
Peter Danielsson, environmental manager for Volvo Buses. As Europe sets stricter emissions standards, the Swedish truck and bus maker is a leader in producing clean-running vehicles.
--此言出自沃尔沃汽车公司环境部门经理彼特·丹尼尔逊. 随着欧洲出台更为严格的排放标准, 瑞典沃尔沃成为环保型汽车生产的领头羊.

 

Vocabulary
inauguration 就职典礼
arduous 艰巨的
unswerving 坚定不移的
blistering 酷热的
quench 平息