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.

- Ferry routes and schools closed as Typhoon Tapah nears Guangdong
- Xi to attend BRICS leaders' meeting via video link on Sept 8
- China activates emergency flood control response in Guangdong, Guangxi
- Australian expert lauds China as a global leader in nanoscience
- Freight train loaded with goods leaves Guangzhou as it heads to Europe
- Typhoon Tapah triggers Level-IV warning in South China island province