Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, April 30
Xinhua
01 May 2021, 02:44 GMT+10
HONG KONG -- Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government Paul Chan on Friday updated business leaders from Britain on Hong Kong's leading position as a global investment and trade hub at an online meeting.
Chan highlighted the restoration of social and political stability due to the enactment of the national security law in Hong Kong and the improvement to the electoral system of Hong Kong. (Hong Kong-Financial Chief-Britain)
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JAKARTA -- The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia increased by 5,500 in the past 24 hours to 1,668,368, with the death toll from the epidemic adding by 187 to 45,521, the Indonesian Health Ministry said on Friday.