A new Hong Kong law called the Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance and its subsidiary legislation, the Prevention and Control of Disease Regulation, went into effect yesterday.

After investigating domestic and overseas tour groups in the earthquake disaster areas and assembling statistics of tourism organs of each area, the China National Tourism Administration has published the number of tour groups affected by the earthquake — a total of 506 with 10,386 tourists.

The Southwest Management Bureau of the Civil Aviation Administration of China has punished China Eastern Airlines' Yunnan Branch for the company's returned flights incident earlier this month after some of its pilots had a labor dispute.

Civil Aviation Administration of China says that from May 1, the number of luggage taken by passengers on Chinese domestic flights will be limited to ensure aviation safety.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China has announced some special measures to ensure flight safety during the Beijing Olympic Games.