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March 17th - According to China Railway Shanghai Bureau Group Co., Ltd., the Spring Festival travel transportation plan for the Yangtze River Delta railway has been released. The 2026 Spring Festival travel season will run from March 20th to April 20th, a total of 32 days, including four weekends and the Qingming Festival holiday. During these 32 days, the Yangtze River Delta railway is expected to transport 91 million passengers, with an average daily passenger volume of 2.85 million, representing an increase of approximately 5% compared to the same period last year, setting a new record for Spring Festival travel passenger volume.The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has halted the proposed merger between cataract surgery equipment manufacturers Lensar and Alcon.Lufthansa has suspended flights to Riyadh until April 5.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a video on his social media account, saying "Holiday greetings to the Iranian people."On March 17, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee told the media before attending the Executive Council meeting that the Hong Kong SAR government will accelerate the drafting of the "Hong Kong Five-Year Plan" and launch public consultation around the fourth quarter of this year, with the official text of the "Hong Kong Five-Year Plan" to be released before the end of the year. Lee said that drafting a five-year plan for Hong Kong will strengthen and better leverage Hong Kongs advantages. Lee stated that he will lead the drafting work, with the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau of the SAR government taking the lead, and all secretaries and directors of the SAR government fully promoting and participating in the process. "The drafting of the Hong Kong Five-Year Plan will be completed this year," Lee said. To assist the SAR government in completing the work within the tight timeframe, he suggested establishing a collaborative research and opinion-gathering mechanism between the SAR government and the Legislative Council under executive leadership, leveraging the positive interaction and cooperation between the executive and legislative branches.
