Flags at half-mast
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     On the advice of the Central People's Government, the National Flag and the HKSAR Regional Flag displayed at the Central Government Offices, Tamar and Government House will be flown at half-mast on Friday (June 19) as a token of mourning by the HKSAR Government for the late Mr Qiao Shi, who will be cremated in Beijing on the same day.

     Mr Qiao Shi, former Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, died of illness in Beijing on June 14, 2015 at the age of 91.

Ends/Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Issued at HKT 20:56

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