Spreading the joy
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The mood in Hong Kong is celebratory - with a sea of red national and HKSAR flags, lanterns, and festive banners decorating streets, parks, shopping malls and residential buildings - as the special administrative region prepares to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its return to the motherland in two days' time. China Daily recorded some of these memorable moments in Hong Kong's history.

- Party expels former Shanxi governor
- Taiwan submarine a waste of money, defense spokesman says
- Ministry announces special port fee for US ships
- Beijing sees record low temperature in autumn as rain persists
- Heilongjiang reserve welcomes 10,000 migratory cranes
- Squirrel monkeys become osmanthus connoisseurs in Chongqing