Delegation of China's manned space mission ends Macao visit
( 2003-11-06 16:45) (Xinhua)
The Delegation of China's First Manned Space Mission, including China's first
astronaut Yang Liwei, ended its visit to Hong Kong and Macao Thursday afternoon,
and left Macao for Beijing.
Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR)government
Edmund Ho Hau Wah held a farewell ceremony for the delegation, during which the
delegation presented a map of Macao taken by China's self-launched satellite in
space to the SAR government as a gift.
On behalf of the delegation, Hu Shixiang, vice director-generalof China's
manned space flight program and head of the delegation,said that although they
had a short visit in Macao, they were greatly moved by Macao compatriots' ardor
and affection.
The delegation began the visit to Hong Kong on Oct. 31, and continued the
trip to Macao on Wednesday. It had a tight schedule,meeting people of all walks
of life in Macao and giving speeches on China's first manned space mission. Yang
was admired and treated as a star hero wherever he went.
The Exhibition of China's First Manned Space Mission,
where there-entry Shenzhou-5 capsule, the astronaut's space suit and food and
the parachute was put on show, began here Wednesday afternoon and will continue
till Friday noon. On the opening day of the exhibition, over 20,000 people
visited the show, which was unprecedented for such events in
Macao.
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