CALENDAR OF EVENTS IN 1988
15.6.88
24.6.88
29.6.88
1.7.88
4.7.88
11.7.88
13.7.88
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17.7.88
3.8.88
4.8.88
8.8.88
31.8.88
1.9.88
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The government announces that all boat people arriving from Vietnam from midnight of June 15 will be interviewed to determine their qualifica- tions as genuine refugees according to internationally accepted criteria.
An air services agreement is signed between the Hong Kong and Canadian governments, the third Hong Kong has signed with other countries.
The Minister of State with special responsibility for Hong Kong, Lord Glenarthur, starts a three-day visit, his third since he took office in 1987.
The permanent office of the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group is set up in Hong Kong. The Joint Liaison Group was established after the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration in 1984 to facilitate arrangements for the transfer of government in 1997.
The Financial Secretary announces that a new Defence Costs Agreement with the British Government has been reached.
Construction starts on the $2-billion Tate's Cairn Tunnel, the second to link Sha Tin with Kowloon. The tunnel is due to open in August 1991.
The Legislative Council starts a two-day debate on the Draft Basic Law.
The House of Commons debates the Draft Basic Law.
The Governor flies to London for regular consultations with United Kingdom Ministers and officials.
A contract is signed for construction of the Pamela Youde Hospital. The hospital, one of the largest in the world, will be completed in December 1991.
After a two-day meeting in Hanoi, a joint communique is issued by the Hong Kong and Vietnamese governments, expressing agreement that realistic and effective measures are urgently needed to solve the problem of the Vietnamese boat people.
The tallest building in Hong Kong, the 70-storey Bank of China, is topped out. The building is expected to be completed in April 1989 at a cost of $1,100 million.
A CAAC Trident jetliner from Canton skids off Kai Tak airport runway into the harbour during a heavy rainstorm, killing six crew members and one passenger.
Proposals are invited from local and overseas parties for the establishment of a cable TV system in Hong Kong.