Russian Yury Veles, 71, kisses the hand of his surgeon, Li Weidong, while his wife Almana Veles and granddaughter Maria Rose look on at Luohu People s Hospital in Luohu District yesterday. Veles went to the hospital to present doctors with a silk banner to express his gratitude for successful surgery to remove a prostate tumor. The tumor was diagnosed five years ago. Veles will remain in Shenzhen for another month for observation. Wei Jiancheng