The monthly gross domestic product (GDP) of the United Kingdom (UK) fell by 0.1 percent month on month in October, according to official data released on Friday.
This is the second consecutive month that the UK economy has shrunk after its GDP fell 0.1 percent month on month in September, said the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
According to the ONS, decline in production output in UK's manufacturing and mining industries in October was the main reason for the GDP drop.
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said on Friday that the figures this month were "disappointing", while the government has put in place policies to deliver long-term economic growth.
UK's GDP falls in October: official data
UK's GDP falls in October: official data
UK's GDP falls in October: official data
Hou Kong Middle School in south China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), where the first five-star red flag in the region was raised, has been holding the flag-raising ceremony weekly for 75 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, marking a shared and enduring tradition for all teachers and students.
Established in 1932, Hou Kong Middle School is a school with a long-standing patriotic tradition.
On October 1, 1949, when the five-star red flag was raised at Tian'anmen Square, Du Nam, the then principal of the school, raised her own hand-sewn five-star red flag on the campus.
"This is my country. Since our country has been founded, we should raise our national flag," said Du during a tense encounter with police officers.
For 75 years, Hou Kong Middle School has held a weekly national flag-raising ceremony every Monday morning, attended by both teachers and students, aiming to pass on the spirit of patriotism from generation to generation.
The flag-raising story is included in a five-part documentary launched by the China Media Group (CMG) to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland.
Titled "25 Years of Lotus Bond," the series premieres on CCTV-1 at 20:00 from Friday to Dec 17, with subsequent broadcasts on CCTV-4 and CCTV-13.
The documentary comprises five thematic episodes: Love for the Home and the Nation, A Path of Diversity, The Flavor of Happiness, A City of Integration, and Gateway to the Future. It showcases the successful practices of "one country, two systems" in Macao under the strategic guidance of the central government.
The flag-raising story is featured in the first episode aired on Friday.
On December 20, 1999, the Chinese government resumed its exercise of sovereignty over Macao and established the Macao SAR.
Macao's middle school holds flag-raising ceremony weekly since PRC's founding
