10/8 Milestones 5

1984: General Ji Xing-fu and Professor Chang Chen-fang generously donated all 13 chests of family heirlooms, totaling 213 ancient artifacts, to the National Palace Museum in Taipei for collection. In the 73rd year of the Republic of China, the museum offered a reward of 200 million New Taiwan Dollars, which the couple politely declined. President Chiang Ching-kuo subsequently presented the couple with a plaque inscribed "Bao Cui Shu Zhong" (Preserve Treasures, Express Loyalty) on October 8, 1984. 1985: The first solar photovoltaic power station in the People's Republic of China was completed. 1985: The musical "Les Misérables," adapted from the novel of the same name by French writer Victor Hugo, premiered in London, UK. 1986: Chiang Ching-kuo announced that the Republic of China government would propose lifting the martial law in Taiwan Province, which had been in effect for thirty-seven years. 1986: A major explosion occurred at a leather factory in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong, resulting in 13 fatalities. 1990: The first McDonald's restaurant in mainland China opened in Shenzhen. 1990: The ruins of a major earthquake from a thousand years ago in Yingzhou were discovered. 1992: A chartered flight of Wuhan Airlines crashed in Gansu Province, China, killing 14 people and injuring 21.