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A three-minute silence was observed outside the Central Government Offices, on May 19 at 2.28pm the exact moment the devastating Sichuan earthquake struck a week earlier. The Chief Executive and top government officials stood in silence to pay respect to the tens of thousands killed in the disaster. |
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