Welcome to Hong Kong! Here is some information that can help you know the city very well.

    Kong lies in the southeastern part of China. She returned to our motherland in 1997. If you go to Hong Kong by air, you will arrive at Kai Tak Airport, because there was not enough land. This airport was built out into the sea. It is in the part of Hong Kong called Kowloon. Kowloon is one of the two big cities in Hong Kong. The other city is Hong Kong itself. It is on an island. You can get there by ship or through a tunnel under the sea. Much of Hong Kong is farmland and mountains.

    The population(人口) of Hong Kong is over six million. People from all over the world travel to Hong Kong every year. You can watch horse racing or motor racing. Some places are quiet and beautiful. When you are hot and tired, there are small cool gardens to rest in. There are also a lot of buildings to live in. Hong Kong is also a good place for Chinese food. You can enjoy many kinds of cooking. For example, fish, meat and vegetables. Beijing duck is famous. There is certainly a lot to see and to do in Hong Kong.

    There are five people in Bruce's family—his father Mr．Smith，his mother Mrs．Smith，his brother Henry，his sister Susan and he. Mr. Smith can play basketball and baseball，but he can't play the violin Mrs. Smith can sing and dance，but she can't play soccer．Bruce can draw and play the drums，but he can't play volleyball．Henry play the guitar and sing，but he can't play chess．Susan can play the violin and dance，but she can't swim．Mr．Smith likes music，so he wants to join the music club and learn about violin．Mrs．Smith likes ports，so she wants to join the soccer club and learn about soccer.Bruce loves sports，too．He wants to join the volleyball club and learn about volleyball．Henry also likes sports．He wants to join the chess club and learn about chess．Susan wants to learn swimming，so she wants to join the swimming club．The family are busy and happy．

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    Steve visits the nursing home near his house two afternoons each week. On one of those days, he reads to his friend Martin. On the other afternoon, he plays cards and talks with Mrs Johnson. Steve enjoys spending his extra time this way. He is a volunteer. A volunteer is a person who helps another person or has a job for which he or she does not get paid. A volunteer donates his or her time for free.

    Everyone else in Steve's family is also a volunteer. Steve's mother Mary volunteers one afternoon each week at the local hospital. She talks to patients, delivers flowers, and helps the nurses with odd jobs. Steve's sister Gina volunteers two afternoons each week at the museum. She welcomes visitors and answers their questions. Steve's father David is also a volunteer. He is a volunteer fire fighter for the town in which they live.

    Steve's family thinks volunteering is very important. Steve's parents think being a volunteer helps to teach values. Steve and his sister learn how to be kind and respect other people.

Steve's family does volunteer work to give something back to the community. They want to help people who are not as fortunate as they are.

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A family of volunteers

Hi! My name is Bart Simpson and I'm ten years old. I live in a1 with my parents. It's far from the city (城市) center and there are not many people living here.

Every day, I get up early in the morning.2 a quick breakfast, I walk to school. Classes start (开始) at 8:00 and3 at 3:30. 

When I get home in the afternoon, I take a shower first. Then I do my homework and have dinner. After that, I meet friends. I have some good friends but Mike is my4 friend. We always have fun. Mike has a black bike and I have a blue one. We like 5 them everywhere. At ten o'clock, I go to bed.

Kate is an English girl, but she is in China with her parents. She is a middle school student in Shanghai now. Let's ask her some questions and see how she answers them.

◆What do you eat for breakfast?

I have milk and eggs. They are my favorite food for breakfast. I think they are healthy. I don't like bread.

◆Do you eat lunch at school?

Yes. I eat chicken and rice at school. Sometimes I eat salad for lunch. I don't like eating hamburgers. They are not good for my health.

◆What fruit do you like?

I like bananas, apples and strawberries very much. I eat fruit every day. Fruit is important to our health.

◆Do you play sports every day?

Sure, I do. I play basketball with my friends every day. I think it's interesting and relaxing. Sometimes I play volleyball, but it's difficult for me.

 During lunchtime in Shenzhen, workers often line up to buy food from street vendors(小贩). But in the past, they weren't allowed to set up their stalls(摊位) anywhere on the streets in China. The stalls were believed to be bad for the image of a city." We have to keep the streets clean and tidy," the city government of Beijing once said.

 Things, though, began to change in recent months. In March, Shanghai and Hangzhou worked out detailed plans for stall businesses. And now Shenzhen is also preparing to welcome back street vendors. On April 28, it announced new guidelines on the management of street vending. Under the rules, street vendors will be allowed to operate in certain areas within the city. The new rules worked out on September 1,2023.

 Most people are glad to see vendors getting back on the streets."I think it's good and convenient," said one user on Weibo." Vendors can make money, while customers will have more choice."

 Street vending has long been considered as a lowly job in China. But in 2020, former Premier Li Keqiang pointed out that street vendors were the" lifeblood" of the country. Since then, many Chinese young people have seen the business as a way to get away from the stress of traditional work culture. Some of them can now be seen setting up stalls on weekends in Shanghai.