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Hongkong Post to issue “The 10th Anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative” commemorative stamps (with photos) ******************************************************************************************      Hongkong Post announced today (August 23) that a commemorative stamp issue and associated philatelic products on the theme of “The 10th Anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative” will be released for sale on September 7 (Thursday).        The Belt and Road Initiative was raised by President Xi Jinping in 2013. Hong Kong has been proactively participating in the Initiative, serving as the functional platform and a key link, and works towards full integration into national development. Upholding ... Read more

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) submitted a revised shelf registration statement to the Director-General of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau today in preparation for its planned issuance of transition bonds via public offering in the Japanese bond market. MHI was selected as a model example for the “2021 Climate Transition Finance Model Projects” being supported by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) in March 2022, and issued its first transition bonds in September 2022. This will be our second issuance of transition bonds The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group has defined two growth areas: “Energy Transition”, which aims to ... Read more

FEHD clarifies issue of construction waste at Devil’s Peak **********************************************************      At the Kwun Tong District Council (DC) meeting yesterday (July 4), a DC member said that a report from the public was received claiming that staff of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) had dumped construction waste at the slope after demolition of some illegal structures at Devil’s Peak. A spokesman for the FEHD clarifies today (July 5) that there had been no such incident as claimed.      The spokesman said that the FEHD had contacted the DC member concerned to understand the matter and launched an investigation. According to the department’s work records, ... Read more

Hongkong Post to issue “Dinosaurs” special stamps (with photos) *************************************************************************      Hongkong Post announced today (October 31) that a special stamp issue and associated philatelic products on the theme of “Dinosaurs” will be released for sale on November 15 (Tuesday).        Dinosaurs are among the most spectacular and enigmatic species to have ever lived on Earth. They appeared as early as 230 million years ago and went extinct about 66 million years ago, after living on Earth for more than 160 million years. Since the discovery of dinosaur fossils in the 19th century, palaeontologists have devoted themselves ... Read more

CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR), New Delhi organized the release function of the Special issue of its Popular Science Hindi magazine “Vigyan Pragati” on 23 august 2022. In the year 2022, this popular magazine of NIScPR has completed the glorious 70 years of spreading science among the public. The very first issue of this magazine was published in August, 1952. This special issue (August 2022) of ‘Vigyan Pragati’ contains India’s leading organisations engaged in science popularization. Both government and voluntary organisations have been covered in this special issue. This programme is the part ... Read more