Chinese taikonauts kick off visit to Hong Kong after historic space walk
5/12/2008 16:20
Three Chinese taikonauts, who jointly carried out China's historic maiden
space walk, arrived in Hong Kong in Hong Kong this morning, starting a four-day
visit to the Special Administrative Region (SAR).
Upon their arrival at Hong
Kong International Airport, three taikonauts Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing
Haipeng and dozens of other members of the Shenzhou VII spacecraft were greeted
by Chief Secretary for Administration of HKSAR government Henry Tang and
Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-shing.
The taikonauts, or Chinese
astronauts, were also welcomed by Gao Siren, Director of the Liaison Office of
the Central People's Government in HKSAR, Commissioner of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong Lu Xinhua and Commander of the People's Liberation
Army (PLA) Garrison Troops in Hong Kong Zhang Shibo and Commissar Liu
Liangkai.
During their four-day visit to the city, three taikonauts are
expected to meet with local citizens in a series of welcoming activities held by
the HKSAR government and attend a university forum on the historic space
walk.
China successfully put Zhai Zhigang into outer space for 20 minutes
this September with the Shenzhou VII spacecraft, which means "divine vessels" in
English.
Xinhua
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