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PLA welcomes visitors to Stonecutters Island
The People's Liberation Army welcomes members of the public to its Ngong Shuen Chau barracks on Stonecutters Island. Open days are an eye-opener for the soldiers, too. When based in Hong Kong, the 6,000 PLA soldiers, sailors and airmen are confined to the 18 PLA barracks scattered across the city. The PLA says it tries to keep the troops isolated from Hongkongers to prevent their military spirit from becoming contaminated by the city's capitalist lifestyle.
Health officials focus on hepatitis
To mark the World Health Organisation's World Hepatitis Day, officials in cities across the mainland are holding an education campaign to promote the prevention and treatment of the disease, which has more than 100 million carriers on the mainland, a high prevalence that has been blamed on poor awareness.
Regina Ip's party launches Legco election drive
Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee (left) and her New People's Party kick off their campaign for the September 9 Legislative Council elections, on Golden Bauhinia Square. A survey conducted this month by the University of Hong Kong's public opinion programme suggests Ip has some work to do. It found that she suffered the biggest drop in rating of lawmakers since a similar survey three months ago - of 6.6 points, to 51.9 points. Top of the poll was Civic Party lawmaker Audrey Eu Yuet-mee, on 57.2 points.