British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives at 10 Downing street before she announces new ministerial appointments to her front bench in a Cabinet reshuffle due to begin today Cheap New Balance 574 , in London, Britain on Jan. 8, 2018. (XinhuaTim Ireland)
LONDON, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Theresa May issued her first statement Tuesday night after completing a shake-up of her team of government ministers.

Speaking at 10 Downing Street New Balance 574 Sale , May commented on the new diversity of her government team.

May said: "This Government is about building a country fit for the future -- one that truly works for everyone with a stronger economy and a fairer society.

"This reshuffle helps us do just that by bringing fresh talent into Government, boosting delivery in key policy areas like housing, health and social care, and ensuring the Government looks more like the country it serves.

"It also allows a new generation of gifted Ministers to step up and make life better for people across the whole UK."

May faced criticism on the first day of her reshuffle which critics New Balance 574 Shoes , including some of her own Conservative politicians described as lack-lustre.

Just one big change to her front-row team saw former Education Secretary Justine Greening resigning from the cabinet.

On day two, May first assembled her new line up of ministers at Downing Street, before hiring and firing a number of second-tier ministers.

May even posted a photo on her social media site showing her alongside a line-up of all-female MPs appointed to roles in the party whip's office. Their task is to liaise with MPs in the House of Commons.

May fired four ministers on day-two of her reshuffle as she made way for newcomer to her team.

Among those leaving were education minister Robert Goodwill and Mark Garnier, the international trade minister. John Hayes New Balance 574 Suede , the transport minister and health minister Philip Dunne both resigned from the government.

The Daily Telegraph reported that backbench Conservative MP Philip Davies complained that May's reshuffle has created a "legitimate concern" that white, male ministers have been "hoofed out" to make way for women or minority ethnic MPs "because they are a white male".

Davies told the Telegraph: "Time will tell as to whether these people have got their jobs on merit or whether they have got them on tokenism. It certainly does not do anyone any favors to promote people who are not ready for promotion just because of their gender or race.

"Time will tell whether these jobs were given on merit or not. But obviously any self-respecting Conservative would say that all jobs should be given on merit and we should be blind to people's gender, race or religion."

May finally completed her reshuffle Tuesday night, moving eight existing members of her government team to new posts. Home Secretary Amber Rudd was also appointed by May as Minister of Women and Equalities.

China Evergrande Group New Balance 574 Classic , the country's No.3 property developer by sales, said it would sell 60 billion yuan ($9.05 billion) worth of shares in its property assets business, which is slated for a backdoor listing in Shenzhen.

Evergrande is seeking a backdoor listing valued at 365.2 billion yuan in Shenzhen, aiming to take advantage of higher valuations commanded on the mainland due to a large pool of retail investors.

The plan will make it easier for heavily indebted Evergrande to raise funds.

The developer plans to inject almost all of its property assets New Balance 574 Mens , held by Hengda Real Estate Group, into Shenzhen Real Estate.

This round of fundraising, the third so far, exceeds the strategic investments of 30 billion yuan to 50 billion yuan that the company had initially planned to introduce.

Evergrande said the latest round meant it had now raised a total of 130 billion yuan from investors who will hold about 36.5 percent of the enlarged equity interest of Hengda.

(Agencies)

BEIJING New Balance 574 Womens , Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Damien Wilkins scored a team-high 26 points and handed out 5 assists to help Beijing Ducks take a 116-92 road victory over Qingdao Doublestars in the 20th round of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league on Friday.

Sun Yue finished with 21 points, including three 3-pointers, Li Gen scored 16 points, and Randolph Morris and Wang Xiaohui combined with 27 points for Beijing. Qingdao's Peter Ramos had 26 points and 10 rebounds and Sani Sakakini contributed 17 points and 16 rebounds.

Ji Zhe's 8-point run helpd Beijing reverse the score in the first quarter and Beijing led the rest of the game. The score disparity was widened as many as 24 points at the end of the third quarter and Qingdao had no way but to accept its sixth losing streak.

The defending champion Guangdong Hongyuan defeated Jilin Northeast Tigers 92-85 New Balance 574 , with the fit-again Yi Jianlian having 28 points and 17 rebounds.

Josh Powell helped with 16 points and 14 rebounds, and Wang Shipeng and Zhu Fangyu combined with 27 points. Jilin's Denzel Bowles scored 31 points and 9 boards, Leon Rodgers had 23 points and Osama Daghlas added 11 points and 6 assists.

Guangdong trailed with a 7-0 run at the beginning of the game but Jilin led 21-18 at the end of the first quarter. The score bit closely in most time of the game. The two finished with 72-72 with one quarter left. Yi Jianlian played a key role and scored 8 crucial points in the last quarter and helped Hongyuan win the game.

Elsewhere in the CBA, Tianjin Ronggang beat Jiangsu Dragons 101-81, Shanxi Fenjiu defeated Fujian SBS 125-110, Bayi Fubang topped Zhejiang Chouzhou 112-100 and Zhejiang Guangsha had a 101-85 win over Shandong Gold.

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