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China’s Antarctic expedition joins medevac operation to get ill Australian home

A complex international operation in Antarctica is under way to medevac an Australian expeditioner with help from China and the United States.
The Australian Antarctic Programme said on Monday that two separate ice runways were being built as part of a complex operation to transfer the patient from Australia’s Davis research station in the Antarctic back home to Australia.
A helicopter from the Chinese icebreaker Xue Long 2 helped fly a team of five, along with more than 1 tonne of equipment, to the ski landing area by Davis late on Sunday. A Chinese helicopter will also be used to transfer the Australian patient to the runway inland of Davis station.

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Day hike to Castle Peak 12-20-20

Castle Peak in the distant
Castle Peak
挹曉亭以「重檐六角攢（音全）尖」為頂，配以「圓形」的柱礎和「須彌式」的基座，而內設一張石桌和四張石櫈，確為登山者提供方便，以作小休。
香海名山牌樓 牌樓為「四柱三間」的石製牌樓。牌樓的正面除有「香海名山」匾額外，其左右又分別有寫上「飛錫」和「杯渡」的匾額，而正中則有寫上「樓觀參差清夜聞鐘通下界‧湖山如此何時返錫到中原」的對聯。至於牌樓的背面除有鐵禪法師所題的「回頭是岸」匾額外，其左右又分別有寫上「法海」和「禪天」的匾額，而正中則有寫上「遵海而南杯渡情依中國土‧高山仰止韓公名重異邦人」的對聯。此外，牌樓的頂部更有相傳能免雷擊破壞的「鴟（音雌）吻」裝飾。
香海名山牌樓
青山禪院
青山禪院 11-5-18
青山徑
屯門新墟 The highest point of the mountain on the other side is where the microwave transmission station is located. I went there last week. http://roughlife.com/b/2020/12/15/day-hike-to-tuen-mun-transmission-station-12-15-20/
Castle Peak Bay
Continuous stream of hikers
青山徑
They like this rock
Microwave transmission station
圆头山 one of the next hike
青山湾
Helicopter pad
Miles of ridge trail
韓陵片石亭，亭內有碑，碑文由伍華先生所撰，文中記述伍華與當年港督金文泰二遊青山之感。據碑文記載，金文泰於西曆一九二七年七月（農曆丁卯年六月）首次登青山，曰：「丁卯六月，華隨侍車蓋，遊涉青山，憩於曹氏之晴雪廬。于時，日馭舒徐，雲峰奇譎，仁風所被，蒸鬱全消。制軍（註：制軍即金文泰總督）乃降尊紆貴，略分言權，官商雜遝，言笑暄聞，說餅品茶，浮瓜沉李，意甚樂之。乃訂重遊，期躋絕頂。」金文泰總督與眾士紳首次於青山遊覽時，並無登上山頂，登頂之日，在翌年春三月。眾縉紳為紀念與總督遊覽青山一事，後建立韓陵片石亭。亭中碑文撰者伍華先生，乃當年著名建築商人，曾任太平紳士、東華三院總理、保良局顧問。亭內碑文刻於己巳年，故此亭估計於西元一九二九年落成。
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青蝶脊
望后脊
三角梅
韓陵片石亭
Should have taken the road instead of bushwacking
Firing range ahead
T-Park
T-Park
望后石谷
望后溪
望后溪
Some kind of monitor, for methane?
Road closed 望发街
Drainage ditch
青蝶脊
Shooting range used by PLA
青山練靶場位於屯門良景邨後方，面積達2,263公頃，相等於119個維園面積，主要用作軍事訓練用途。
Shooting range
Tunnel to Lantau 屯門至赤鱲角隧道公路
Bushwack to follow the ditch
Along the main ditch, not a good route
望发街
Look back at where we came down from
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China reports consumer deflation for first time since 2009

  • China’s official consumer price index (CPI) fell to minus 0.5 per cent in November from a year earlier – down from 0.5 per cent growth in October
  • The decline was driven by improvements in pork supply, but the mild deflation has not painted a ‘picture of consumer spending exuberance’, one analyst says

You go on Taobao, everything is cheap, cheaper than a few years ago. So I buy, buy and buy.

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Canada added to high-risk list

12-18-20 The Government of Hong Kong today announced it will gazette new specifications to impose conditions on travellers who visited Canada within 14 days before arriving in Hong Kong to combat COVID-19 more effectively.
Travellers who have stayed in Canada 14 days before arriving in Hong Kong must provide documents showing they tested negative for COVID-19 and their reservation for a hotel in Hong Kong for not less than 14 nights.

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China’s Central Economic Work Conference

Eight missions for 2021 from China’s Central Economic Work Conference

1, Strengthen national strategic scientific and technological strength

2, Enhance independent controllability of the industrial supply chain

3, Adhere to strategic basis of expanding domestic demand

4, Comprehensively promote reform and opening-up

5, Solve the problems of seeds and arable land

6, Strengthen anti-monopoly and prevent disorderly expansion of capital

7, Solve outstanding problems of housing in big cities

8, Work toward carbon neutrality