He plans to make 16 stops on his 20-day journey, which was inspired by fellow Australian Ryan Campbell, who in 2013 became the youngest pilot to fly around the world solo at 19 years of age.
He listed a number of challenges in China's new era, from pollution to medical care, among which he said the biggest is the rising expectations of the people at home, because "now that the people have some, they want more".
He has been in self-quarantine since Tuesday out of an abundance of caution following notification of close contact with a person later diagnosed with the virus, it added.
He made the remarks while explaining the crime of collusion with a foreign country or with external elements to endanger national security, which is stipulated in Article 29 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, which was passed by China's top legislative body on Tuesday.
He noted that passenger vehicle sales fell 4.6 percent year-on-year to 1.8 million in August, attributing the monthly drop to a high base last year, consumers' wait-and-see attitude after auto tariff cuts effective from July, and a shrinking market for low-end cars due to consumption upgrading.
He cited Jixian apple as an example, saying that the product has become one of the economic pillars in Jixian county and is sold in many regions in the world including Japan, South Korea, West Asia, Russia, Europe and North America.
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He made the remarks at a news conference when referring to the ongoing anti-government protests in the SAR. The protesters have included universal suffrage in electing Hong Kong's future chief executive, as well as members of the Legislative Council, to their list of demands before agreeing to start talks with the government.
He hinted more special campaigns would be launched to fight them in the months ahead, further contributing to security and economic prosperity.
He noted that the company is committed to Ireland and will work with all local partners to build the next generation biomanufacturing facility as a showcase to the global biotech community.
He noted that the adoption of the Foreign Investment Law by the National People's Congress earlier this month was part of the country's effort to protect foreign investment through legal measures.