Rhino
11-22-2007, 10:05 AM
China Reverses, OKs U.S. Aircraft Carrier to Enter Hong Kong for Thanksgiving Hours After Sailors Left
Thursday, November 22, 2007
HONG KONG — China said thousands of American sailors on board a flotilla of U.S. warships could spend Thanksgiving in Hong Kong as planned, but Thursday's message came hours after the ships had already left after earlier being refused entry to the city's port.
The USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier and several support vessels, including a nuclear submarine, were scheduled to dock in Hong Kong on Wednesday for a four-day visit. Hundreds of sailors' families had flown into the city to spend the holiday with their loved ones, while dozens of Americans living in Hong Kong had prepared turkey dinners for those on their own.
But the group was refused entry...no reason was given....
Hours later, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said Beijing was allowing the ... ships...to enter..
"We have decided to allow the Kitty Hawk strike group to stay in Hong Kong during Thanksgiving, and it is a decision out of humanitarian consideration only,"...
...it was unlikely the ships would be able to return...http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312528,00.html
Thursday, November 22, 2007
HONG KONG — China said thousands of American sailors on board a flotilla of U.S. warships could spend Thanksgiving in Hong Kong as planned, but Thursday's message came hours after the ships had already left after earlier being refused entry to the city's port.
The USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier and several support vessels, including a nuclear submarine, were scheduled to dock in Hong Kong on Wednesday for a four-day visit. Hundreds of sailors' families had flown into the city to spend the holiday with their loved ones, while dozens of Americans living in Hong Kong had prepared turkey dinners for those on their own.
But the group was refused entry...no reason was given....
Hours later, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said Beijing was allowing the ... ships...to enter..
"We have decided to allow the Kitty Hawk strike group to stay in Hong Kong during Thanksgiving, and it is a decision out of humanitarian consideration only,"...
...it was unlikely the ships would be able to return...http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312528,00.html