May 22
Three-day Mourning for Quake Victims in China
In order to mourn to the victims during the Sichuan earthquack, the State council, the Cabinet ordered a national respect for the dead. The public are asked to stand in silence for three minutes from 2:28 p.m. Monday, while automobiles, trains, and ships will sound their air sirens.
Flags are to be kept at half-mast and all public amusements will be suspended for three days from Monday as China begins an official mourning period for victims of the May 12 earthquake.
China’s diplomatic missions abroad were also ordered to observe the mourning order, and condolence books are to be opened in the Foreign Ministry and Chinese embassies and consulates around the world.
That is the first time of such an activety which is for the ordianry other than the national leaders.
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