Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2001 Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2001 winner Sheirley Yeung Sze Ki (C) poses with first runner-up Gigi Chung Pui Chi (L) and 2nd runner-up Heidi Chu Hoi Ting at the Miss Hong Kong pageant July 15, 2001. |  |
Chinese President Meets SamaranchChinese President Jiang Zemin said Sunday night in Moscow that China welcomes friends from all over the world to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, which he said will surely be a success.  |  |
Chinese President Arrives in Moscow Chinese President Jiang Zemin (C), accompanied by Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Ilya Klebanov(L1), inspects the Russian guard of honour during welcoming ceremonies upon his arrival at Vnukovo II government airport in Moscow July 15, 2001. |  |
An Important Section of Electric Railway from Baoji to Lanzhou Opened The first train runs on a section of electric railway from Longxi to Yuntian County, which is one of the most important sections of the electric railway from Baoji, Shaanxi, to Lanzhou, capital city of Gansu Province Sunday, July 15, 2001. |  |
Chinese Premier on Quality, Supervision, Quarantine During a recent study visit to the General Administration of Quality Supervision and Quarantine (GAQSQ), Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji urged related officials to keep responsibility and hold strict guard in the field of quality supervision and quarantine. |  |
A Fire Drill Held in Huangpujiang Tunnel Firemen extinguish a fire in a bus during a fire drill held in Huangpujiang Tunnel in Shanghai Sunday, July 15, 2001. Departments of tunnel administration, traffic organization, fire emergency and medical rescue took part in the first fire drill held in the tunnel since it was opened to traffic 30 years ago. |  |
Students in Lhasa to Protect the Envionment Pupils of Lalu Primary School collect litters on the lawn in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region July 15, 2001. Over 1,000 students participated in the activity to protect the evironment of Lhasa. |  |
"Light Journey in Tibet" An oculist injects a patient suffering from cataract with anaesthetic before the operation in Lhasa, capital city of Tibet Autonomous Region July 14, 2001. "Light Journey in Tibet", an activity organised by the Ministry of Health of China and China Central TV Station, is underway in Tibet with an aim to help those suffering from cataract to recover eyesight through operations. About 80 farmers and herdsmen are expected to regain their eyesight in the three-day-activity between July 13 and 15. |  |
Chinese Winners in the World Biology Olympic Competition Wu Wei, Lu Li, Tong Yi and Liao Yajing (from right to left) , students from mainland China, take a group photo with an unidentified man at left at the awarding ceremony in Brussels July 14, 2001. They have won three gold medals and a bronze one in the 12th World Biology Olympic Competition for Middle School Students. Another four students from Taiwan have gained two gold medals and two silver medals in the same competition. |  |
Celebrating Beijing's Success in Bidding 2008 Olympic Games Chinese girl Wei Ran waves China's national flag together with her father in Washington to celebrate Beijing's success in bidding the 2008 Olympic Games July 14, 2001. Beijing was elected as the host city of the 2008 Olympic Games at the 112th session of International Olympic Committee held in Moscow Friday, July 13, 2001. |  |
President Jiang Arrives in Moscow for State VisitChinese President Jiang Zemin arrived in Moscow Sunday afternoon by special plane , kicking off his four-day state visit to Russia. |  |
