Seeing is understanding -- Hong Kong, Macao students explore country's development firsthand in Beijing

BEIJING, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- In the Chinese capital, groups of Cantonese-speaking students from Hong Kong and Macao made for a distinctive sight as they journeyed from iconic landmarks to cultural and technological venues.

The students, totaling around 1,000, are members of flag-raising teams from schools and universities across the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions (SARs). They wrapped up their