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Libraries to close for Lunar New Year
Mon, 05 Feb 2007 15:42:10 +0800 | HKSAR Government
All public libraries, mobile libraries and students' study rooms will be closed during the Lunar New Year public holidays from February 18 to 20, the Leisure & Cultural Services Department says.
Shoppers buying plants ahead of Lunar New Year
6 Feb 2007 03:50 GMT | einsnews.com
... The Lunar New Year plants come from China, Taiwan and Malaysia. Traditional plants like 'Four Season ... significant meaning of the word 'pig' in Chinese - are also brought in to coincide ...
9.31m Lunar New Year travellers expected
Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:04:26 +0800 | HKSAR Government
About 9.31 million people will travel in and out of Hong Kong during the Lunar New Year holiday, up 8.7% on last year, the Immigration Department says.
Lunar New Year lantern shows to be held
Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:54:57 +0800 | HKSAR Government
The Leisure & Cultural Services Department is hosting two spectacular lantern displays to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
Lunar New Year complex as cultures
Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:56:00 +0000 | Newsvine China
From the article: "The ritual observances of Lunar New Year run very deep. In Asia, the festival can last up to 10 days, although four or five days is more common.
Chinese hit the road for New Year's (AP)
Sat, 17 Feb 2007 09:17:34 GMT | Yahoo! News
AP - The Chinese are on the move. Hundreds of millions of people have clamored aboard cars, buses, planes and trains to return to their hometowns for the Lunar New Year in an annual event that stretches the country's transport system to near its breaking point.
China's leaders push agenda on lunar holiday (Reuters)
Sun, 18 Feb 2007 04:42:27 GMT | Yahoo! News
Reuters - China's leaders celebrated the
traditional Lunar New Year festival by visiting poor residents
in the country's backwoods and claiming their policies have
begun to raise people's lives, state media reported on Sunday.
