US Consulate General At 10 a.m. on Monday, as required by China, the U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, was closed. Relevant Chinese authorities then entered through the front entrance and took over the premises, Foreign Ministry said on its website. On July 24, the ministry informed the U.S. Embassy in China of its decision to withdraw its consent for the establishment and operation of the consulate, a “legitimate and necessary response” to earlier U.S. unilateral provocation of demanding that China close its Consulate General in Houston and forced entry of American officials into the premises. HK’s makeshift hospital As the current COVID-19 pandemic situation in Hong Kong continues to deteriorate, the HKSAR Government has decided to build a makeshift hospital in the city’s Asia World-Expo, according to Hong Kong Commercial Daily’s report on Sunday. Hong Kong’s Center for Health Protection (CHP) on Monday reported 145 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19, hitting a new daily high in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority) is evaluating the condition of the Asia World-Expo venue and it is estimated that the temporary hospital will be put into operation next week, according to Tony Ko Pat-sing, chief executive of the authority. GBA jobs Permanent residents of Hong Kong and Macao SARs, excluding those with foreign passports, are eligible for open recruitment by public institutions in nine cities of Guangdong Province in the Greater Bay Area (GBA), according to a policy worked out by the Guangdong Human Resources and Social Security Bureau. The nine cities are Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing. The policy is to promote exchanges in the GBA, and to offer more job opportunities for young people in Hong Kong and Macao. Foreign teachers The Ministry of Education has started to solicit public opinion on a draft regulation for foreign teachers that requires them to obey Chinese laws and rules, as well as to abide by work ethics as educators. According to the draft, their teaching activities and course content should be in keeping with China’s educational principles and basic requirements, in the meantime, should not undermine China’s sovereignty, security, honorable reputation and public interest. (SD-Agencies) | 