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The Chief Executive, Mr Tung Chee Hwa, will receive from the Central Government the first batch of medical supplies and protective gear for the prevention of atypical pneumonia at a ceremony in Huanggang, Shenzhen, in the morning of Thursday (May 8).
State Councillor, Mr Tang Jiaxuan, will represent the Central Government to present the supplies to the Chief Executive. The Director of Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, Mr Liao Hui, will also be present.
At a meeting with Mr Tung on April 12, President Hu Jintao pledged the full support of the Central Government should the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region require the help of the Mainland in the battle against the disease. Premier Wen Jiabao reiterated this support at a meeting with Mr Tung in Bangkok on April 29.
End/Tuesday, May 6, 2003
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