HONG KONG - Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) announced on Wednesday that the Second e-Sports & Music Festival Hong Kong would be staged next month, featuring three international e-sports tournaments and expected to attract more young visitors to Hong Kong.The festival, to be held from Aug 24 to 26, will be with a larger scale and richer content than last year, with over 110 players from all over the world competing in "Return of the Legends 2018" and another two top international e-sports tournaments, the HKTB said."The first e-Sports & Music Festival Hong Kong last year generated global publicity value of over HK$150 million (about $19 million) and the e-sports tournaments also attracted more than 7.4 million live online viewers, providing enormous international exposure for Hong Kong," HKTB Chairman Peter Lam said at a press conference on Wednesday."The HKTB will continue to organize the festival this year with a larger scale and richer content, aiming to entice more young visitors to come and experience the vibrant and dynamic atmosphere of Hong Kong," he added.The HKTB would promote the festival in short-haul markets, especially the Chinese Mainland, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia, said Lam.In addition to e-sports tournaments, there would be an Experience Zone, showcasing the latest e-sports-related products, and featuring game displays, VR experience, mobile game trials and music performances for visitors. custom fidgetcheap custom wristbandschildren's id wristbands ukcustom printed wristbandsprintable wristbandsrubber bracelet makerpersonalized silicone bracelets
SHANGHAI -- A heat wave has lasted 11 days in Shanghai, the longest on record in the city in 145 years. Friday was the 11th consecutive day that Shanghai has recorded temperatures of over 37 C, breaking previous records of 10 days in 2013 and 1934, according to the local observatory. The city saw a temperature of 40.9 C on July 21, the highest since local meteorological records began. Typhoon Nesat, the ninth typhoon of the year, will hit southeast China Saturday, and rain is expected to bring some relief to central and eastern regions, which have seen sweltering heat since June 26, according to the National Meteorological Center. The Shanghai observatory has forecast rain and a high temperature of 36 degrees Celsius on Saturday.
