Tourists visit Golden Bauhinia Square in Hong Kong in February. [Photo/VCG] HONG KONG - As Labor Day holiday approaches, tourists are expected to make over 370,000 visits through control point at Hong Kong West Kowloon Station during the four-day holiday from May 1, West Kowloon Station Frontier Inspection of Express Rail Link said on Monday. According to the frontier inspection, 40 newly-built automated immigration clearance channels will be put into use on May 1 to improve clearance efficiency. Therefore overall, there are 100 channels at the control point, 50 for arrivals and 50 for departures, to meet the growing demand of tourists. A spokesman of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government said that, to cope with the tourist flow into Hong Kong, relevant government departments will strengthen manpower at various control points and co-ordinate transport and cross-boundary services during the Labor Day holiday. wholesale rubber braceletspersonalized silicone wristbandspink breast cancer silicone wristbandsbreast cancer awareness wristbandscheap custom silicone wristbands free shipping
As a bulwark against desertification, safflower plants are being cultivated on arid land in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, according to a regiment of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.Workers from the regiment began sowing safflower seeds on May 1, and will complete the task soon. About 53 hectares will be planted in the Gurbantunggut Desert in northern Xinjiang.Wang Hongjiang, a technician in the regiment, said desert conditions are actually ideal for safflower cultivation."The soil and water conditions there are all good for the crop," he said, adding that workers draw water from a nearby reservoir for irrigation.Wang has been cultivating the thistlelike annual plant in Xinjiang for about six years, mostly in Ili Kazak autonomous prefecture."Xinjiang is known for safflower, but it is mostly grown on dedicated agricultural land or along hillsides. This is the first attempt in China to cultivate safflower in the desert," he said.Despite Wang's confidence, it's still too early to know whether the plants can survive in the Gurbantunggut. Results will be known in less than three months: Workers will begin harvesting at the end of July.The flowers and seeds from safflower plants are used in traditional Chinese medicinal products, in vegetable oil and other applications.Xinjiang is China's biggest safflower production base, mostly in Ili, Tacheng and Jimsar.According to Wang, the investment per hectare is 9,000 to 10,500 yuan ($1,418 to $1,650).The regiment decided to plant in the Gurbantunggut late last year in light of suitable soil conditions, weather and a relative lack of pollution, Wang said. More will be planted next year if the crop is successful, he said. blue silicone braceletsilicone wristbands edmontonsilicone wristbandsilicone wristbands canadamake your own silicone bracelets<%2fcenter>
