Chinese survivors arrive in Colombo safe

Wang Shiqiang (L) wipes his tears while thanking Cai Zhiyuan, an official with the immigration department of the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), in Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka, on Jan. 1, 2005. With the help of Chinese Embassy to Sri Lanka and the HKSAR's immigration department, Wang Shiqiang and Ye Jiongyao from Tianjin and Hongkong respectively were moved from Matara, a Tsunami-hit southern port city of Sri Lanka where they worked, to Colombo on Saturday.

Chinese Ambassador in Sri Lanka Sun Guoxiang (2nd R) and Ye Jiahui (1st L), an official with the immigration department of the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), greet Wang Shiqiang (1st R) and Ye Jiongyao (2nd L), who survived the killing Tsunami in Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka, on Jan. 1, 2005. With the help of Chinese Embassy to Sri Lanka and the HKSAR's immigration department, Wang Shiqiang and Ye Jiongyao from Tianjin and Hongkong respectively were moved from Matara, a Tsunami-hit southern port city of Sri Lanka where they worked, to Colombo on Saturday.

Wang Shiqiang (L) and Ye Jiongyao smile in Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka, on Jan. 1, 2005 after moving here from Matara, a Tsunami-hit southern port city of Sri Lanka where they worked, with the help of Chinese Embassy to Sri Lanka and the immigration department of the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Wang and Ye, two survivors during the tsunami, are from North China's Tianjin Municipality and HKSAR respectively.