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Chungking Mansions marks half a century
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Chungking Mansions, the international city-within-a-city of cheap electronics, watches, food and lodgings. To celebrate, the iconic building in Tsim Sha Tsui has undergone a HK$20 million facelift. Legislative Council president Tsang Yok-sing and the deputy director of the Kowloon sub-office of the central government liaison office, He Jing, are expected to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning. The new facade will be revealed at 8pm and about 600 new LED lights will shine in Nathan Road every night.
A window on mood of American consumers
The University of Michigan releases the results of its monthly consumer sentiment survey of 500 households. The survey asks questions about financial conditions and attitudes to the economy. Attention is increasingly focused on consumer spending in the world's biggest economy amid growing fears it could end up in a prolonged recession.
Auspicious 11/11 brings wave of weddings