China's first astronaut Yang Liwei and Hong Kong film star Jackie Chan sing a song named "A man should strive to improve himself constantly" at the Hong Kong Stadium November 1, 2003. The stadium became a sea of red flags and flowers as 40,000 people came to meet Yang. At the invitation of the HK Special Administrative Region government, the 38 year-old astronaut arrived with the delegation of China's First Manned Space Mission Friday night. [newsphoto.com.cn]

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