WUHAN - Competition committees for 27 sports of the 7th CISM Military World Games have been set up, according to the Information Office of China's Hubei Province.39 special competition committees are in charge of 25 competition sports and two demonstration sports, including the aeronautical pentathlon and naval pentathlon.Zhang Jin, Deputy Secretary General of the Committee and Deputy Director of the Hubei Administration of Sport, stated that each of the competition committees is responsible for venue layout, sports equipment preparation, event organization and reception.Five military-specific events, such as parachuting and the military pentathlon, will be directly organized by military organizations, due to their specificity.In addition, athletes with disabilities will participate in archery and athletics competitions with different standards.The 7th Military World Games will be held from October 18th to 27th 2019 in China's central city of Wuhan. It is expected to attract nearly 10,000 athletes from more than 100 countries and regions. personalised festival wristbandsmake your own wristbandprintable wristbandsfidget spinner bracelet24hourwristbands
HONG KONG - The ageing trend in the population continued as China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region registered 1.16 million older persons in 2016, up 36.4 percent from 2006, official statistics showed.The proportion of older persons in the total population rose from 12.4 percent in 2006 to 15.9 percent in 2016, according to a report, 2016 Population By-census Thematic Report: Older Persons, published by the Census and Statistics Department on Friday.Older persons in this report refer to people aged 65 and over.Among older persons in 2016, 53 percent were aged 65 to 74, 17.7 percent were aged 75 to 79 and 29.3 percent were aged 80 and over. The number of persons aged 80 and over rose substantially by 66.7 percent over the past decade.With the increasing level of educational attainment and the improving health conditions of older persons, the number of working older persons more than doubled over the past ten years, from 59,256 in 2006 to 125,177 in 2016.
