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By WANG ZHUOQIONG wangzhuoqiong@ HK system chinadaily.com.cn President makes appeal for unity Still need to make up your mind about where to go for in interests of the nation and region New Year’s or Spring Festival in February? By ZHAO SHENGNAN the One Country Two Systems Europe and Japan appear zhaoshengnan@ Research Center under Macao to be the best destinations for chinadaily.com.cn Polytechnic Institute, said the visits and shopping, given central government’s support their weaker currencies President Xi Jinping threw comes at a critical time as the against the yuan. his support behind the devel­ Hong Kong government faces Since the summer, the yen opment of Hong Kong’s politi­ difficulties because of the has fallen against the yuan, as cal system on Friday, shortly recent debate over universal has the British pound. after the end of a monthslong suffrage. The euro has also fallen sig­ illegal protest over election of The special administrative nificantly against the yuan the city’s leader by universal region is likely to see more since late spring, from a high suffrage in 2017. protests over the issue before of 8.6922 to 7.4792 on Friday, During a meeting with 2017, but not on the same allowing Chinese travelers to Hong Kong’s Chief Executive scale, he said. cash in on visits to countries Leung Chun­ying, Xi called for “The sit­ins seriously dis­ using the single currency. people from all circles in the rupted local people’s lives and FULLSPEEDAHEAD Jiang Yiyi, director of inter­ city to unite for the interests of the rule of law, a core value of national tourism development the nation and Hong Kong, to Hong Kong,”he said. PHOTOS BY ZHANG QI AND XINHUA at the China Tourism Acade­ preserve stability and eco­ On Friday, Xi and Li also my,a top tourism think tank in nomic development. met Macao Chief Executive Three new high­speed railway Beijing, said the yuan’s stabili­ The development of Hong Fernando Chui Sai­on, who lines opened on Friday. Above: ty and small rise have Kong’s political system was in Beijing to report on his increased Chinese consumers’ should start from “local reali­ work. A boy and his father travel from spending power overseas. ty” and be conducted in an Li said China’s deepening Urumqi to Lanzhou, while (left) orderly manner based on the reform and the rule of law will law, Xi said in Beijing, adding bring more opportunities for a train uses the line linking Gui­ that it should also help to the development of Hong yang and Guangzhou. 80 safeguard the nation’s sover­ KongandMacao,andhecalled See story on page 3. eignty, security and develop­ on them to strengthen cooper­ percent ment. ation with the mainland. the year­on­year increase in The central government The two cities’ ties with the Chinese tourists to Japan firmly supports the local gov­ mainland have seen signifi­ ernment in pushing forward cant progress this year. It means lower costs for its development of the politi­ The landmark Shanghai­ accommodations, air tickets cal system based on the Basic Hong Kong Stock Connect, Martial artists flocking to guard the rich and products for Chinese tour­ Law — Hong Kong’s mini­con­ aimed at linking the stock ists traveling to countries stitution — and decisions exchanges in these two cities, By SUN XIAOCHEN inBeijing Li, a national martial arts CEO of the Bojing Security whose currencies have fallen made by the country’s top leg­ was launched in November. and QI XIN in Zhengzhou champion, is from Chenjia­ Agency in Beijing, told Chi­ against the yuan. islature, Xi said. This month, the mainland gou in Wen county, Henan na Daily on Friday,“Demand Of these, the yen’s fall is the Leung, making his first trip and Macao signed a new trade Increased security con­ province, the widely recog­ for protective specialists is most visible, with visits to to Beijing since the 79­day pro­ liberalization deal to ease con­ cerns among China’s nou­ nized birthplace of tai chi. soaring, with customers Japan from China increasing tests ended last week, arrived ditions for Macao’s service veau riche have created a Wang Zhanjun, vice­chair­ increasingly sensing the by 80 percent year­on­year in on Thursday to report on his providers to set up businesses niche market for protection man of Henan Martial Arts need to protect their lives the first 10 months of 2014. work to the central govern­ in neighboring Guangdong services, luring more martial Association, said Li won his and property against Generally, demand for over­ ment. province. arts practitioners to become first national title at the Wen unknown risks. seas travel from China has ris­ The standoff, which para­ bodyguards. County International Tai Chi “Despite this market en and will not be significantly lyzed key areas in Hong Kong’s Standing close to Jack Ma, Tournament in 1998. demand, the talent pool affected by short­term business and shopping dis­ the Chinese mainland’s rich­ He has always been loyal remains small, with most of changes in exchange rates tricts, led to the temporary clo­ est man, at a series of recent to friends from an early age the trainees in our company against the yuan, Jiang said. sure of some banks and office events was a man of average and has trained very hard selected neither from EDGAR SU / REUTERS She added that last year 98.1 buildings. build in his 30s with brush­ every day, Wang added. retired soldiers nor martial Alibaba founder Jack Ma million Chinese tourists spent Xi and Premier Li Keqiang, The sit­ins seriously cut hair. Li’s appointment high­ arts athletes or students,” and his bodyguard Li $120 billion in 110 different who met Leung earlier on Fri­ Li Tianjin, Ma’s security lights the growing demand Shi said. Tianjin countries and regions — $68 day, gave their full approval to disrupted local peo­ assistant or personal body­ from China’s entrepreneurs The Bojing Security Agen­ billion more than foreign tour­ his leadership and the local ple’s lives and the rule guard, stood out among the and celebrities for well­ cy was founded by Shi in 358 billionaires, second ists spent in China. government. Li said the Hong of law, a core value of billionaire’s entourage with trained bodyguards with 2009 as one of the earliest only to the United States, Meanwhile, the US dollar Kong government is unafraid his composed presence, martial arts backgrounds commercial security service and their ranks are expect­ has risen against the yuan of challenges and has man­ Hong Kong.” watching every move made who have been educated in providers approved by Chi­ ed to grow rapidly in the since early November, from a aged to preserve overall stabil­ LENG TIEXUN, RESEARCHER AT by his employer, the founder etiquette and also have sec­ na’s Public Security Depart­ next decade. low of 6.1078 to a high of ity in the city. MACAO POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE and chairman of e­com­ retarial abilities. ment. 6.2325. The exchange rate on Leng Tiexun, deputy head of merce giant Alibaba Group. Shi Xingfeng, founder and The country currently has SEE “BODYGUARD” PAGE 2 Friday was 6.1342.

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