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Manned space mission delegation arrives in HK
www.chinaview.cn 2003-10-31 18:01:18

  HONG KONG, Oct. 31 (Xinhuanet) -- China's first astronaut Yang Liwei arrived in Hong Kong Friday afternoon with the Delegation of China's First Manned Space Mission.

  The delegation is scheduled to pay a six-day visit in Hong Kong.

  Yang, the 38-year-old fighter pilot turned astronaut who traveled over 600,000 kilometers in space in spacecraft "Shenzhou-5" on Oct. 15-16, is regarded as a hero of the Chinese nation. Enditem

  

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